Let’s tackle the problems from your CS-100 Practice Problem Set one by

one. Since these are practice problems for an exam, I’ll provide solutions
in C++ that leverage the concepts you’ve been studying (`sort`,
`reverse`, `find`, `substr`, `bool`, `vector`, `pair`, etc.). I’ll also keep the
solutions concise, efficient, and well-commented for your cheat sheet.
Let’s go through each problem systematically.

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### **Problem 1: Reverse Array**

**Task**: Write a function that reverses an integer array.

#### Solution

We can use the `reverse` function from the `<algorithm>` library, which
you’ve already studied.

```cpp

#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

// Function to reverse an array and return it

void reverseArray(int arr[], int n) {

reverse(arr, arr + n); // Reverses the array in place

int main() {

int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};

int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);

reverseArray(arr, n);

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {

 cout << arr[i] << " "; // Output: 5 4 3 2 1

return 0;

```

#### Notes

- **Alternative**: If you can’t use `reverse`, you can manually swap

elements:

```cpp

for (int i = 0; i < n / 2; i++) {

swap(arr[i], arr[n - 1 - i]);

```

- **Time Complexity**: \(O(n)\)

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### **Problem 2: Palindrome Arrays**

**Task**: Check if an array reads the same forwards and backwards (e.g.,
`[2, 3, 5, 5, 3, 2]` is a palindrome).

#### Solution

We can compare elements from the start and end, moving inward.
Alternatively, we can create a copy of the array, reverse it, and compare.

```cpp

#include <iostream>

#include <vector>

#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;

bool isPalindrome(int arr[], int n) {

for (int i = 0; i < n / 2; i++) {

if (arr[i] != arr[n - 1 - i]) {

return false; // Not a palindrome if elements don't match

return true;

int main() {

int arr1[] = {2, 3, 5, 5, 3, 2};

int arr2[] = {1, 2, 3, 5, 2};

int n1 = sizeof(arr1) / sizeof(arr1[0]);

int n2 = sizeof(arr2) / sizeof(arr2[0]);

cout << (isPalindrome(arr1, n1) ? "true" : "false") << endl; // Output:

true

cout << (isPalindrome(arr2, n2) ? "true" : "false") << endl; // Output:

false

return 0;

```

#### Notes

- **Alternative with `reverse`**:

```cpp

vector<int> copy(arr, arr + n);

reverse(copy.begin(), copy.end());

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {

 if (arr[i] != copy[i]) return false;

return true;

```

- **Time Complexity**: \(O(n)\)

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### **Problem 3: Array Split**

**Task**: Split an array into two halves (e.g., `[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]` splits
into `[1, 2, 3, 4]` and `[5, 6, 7, 8]`).

#### Solution

We’ll split the array into two parts at the middle index. Since the problem
doesn’t specify output format, we’ll print the two halves.

```cpp

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void splitArray(int arr[], int n) {

int mid = n / 2; // Middle index

// First half

cout << "First half: ";

for (int i = 0; i < mid; i++) {

cout << arr[i] << " ";

cout << endl;

// Second half

cout << "Second half: ";

 for (int i = mid; i < n; i++) {

cout << arr[i] << " ";

cout << endl;

int main() {

int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8};

int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);

splitArray(arr, n);

// Output:

// First half: 1 2 3 4

// Second half: 5 6 7 8

return 0;

```

#### Notes

- **If \(n\) is odd**: The first half gets \(\lfloor n/2 \rfloor\) elements, the
second gets the rest.

- **Using `vector`** (if storing halves is needed):

```cpp

vector<int> first(arr, arr + mid);

vector<int> second(arr + mid, arr + n);

```

- **Time Complexity**: \(O(n)\)

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### **Problem 4: Rotate Array Left by \(d\) Positions**

**Task**: Rotate an array to the left by \(d\) positions (e.g., `[1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

6, 7]` with \(d=2\) becomes `[3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2]`).

#### Solution

We can use the `reverse` function to rotate the array:

1. Reverse the first \(d\) elements.

2. Reverse the remaining \(n-d\) elements.

3. Reverse the entire array.

```cpp

#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

void rotateLeft(int arr[], int n, int d) {

d = d % n; // Handle d > n

if (d == 0) return;

reverse(arr, arr + d); // Reverse first d elements

reverse(arr + d, arr + n); // Reverse remaining elements

reverse(arr, arr + n); // Reverse entire array

int main() {

int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7};

int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);

int d = 2;

rotateLeft(arr, n, d);

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {

 cout << arr[i] << " "; // Output: 3 4 5 6 7 1 2

cout << endl;

return 0;

```

#### Notes

- **Why This Works**:

- Original: `[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]`, \(d=2\)

- Reverse first \(d\): `[2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]`

- Reverse rest: `[2, 1, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3]`

- Reverse all: `[3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2]`

- **Time Complexity**: \(O(n)\)

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### **Problem 5: Find Two Elements with Sum Closest to Zero**

**Task**: Find two elements in an array whose sum is closest to zero (e.g.,
`[5, -5, 10, -15, 20]` → `-5, 5`).

#### Solution

Sort the array and use two pointers to find the pair with the smallest
absolute sum.

```cpp

#include <iostream>

#include <vector>

#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

pair<int, int> closestToZero(int arr[], int n) {

vector<int> v(arr, arr + n);

sort(v.begin(), v.end()); // Sort the array

int left = 0, right = n - 1;

int minSum = INT_MAX;

pair<int, int> result;

while (left < right) {

int sum = v[left] + v[right];

if (abs(sum) < abs(minSum)) {

minSum = sum;

result = {v[left], v[right]};

if (sum < 0) left++; // Sum too negative, increase it

else right--; // Sum too positive, decrease it

return result;

int main() {

int arr[] = {5, -5, 10, -15, 20};

int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);

auto [a, b] = closestToZero(arr, n);

cout << a << "," << b << endl; // Output: -5,5

return 0;

```
#### Notes

- **Why Sort?**: Sorting allows us to use two pointers to efficiently find

the closest sum.

- **Time Complexity**: \(O(n \log n)\) due to sorting.

- **Test Cases**:

- `[3, 7, -2, 5, -4]` → `-2, 3` (sum = 1)

- `[0, 2, 3, -6, 5]` → `-6, 5` (sum = -1)

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### **Problem 6: Water Collection (Trapping Rain Water)**

**Task**: Compute how much water can be trapped in an elevation map

(e.g., `[0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1]` traps 12 units).

#### Solution

Use two arrays to store the maximum height to the left and right of each
bar, then calculate trapped water.

```cpp

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int trapWater(int arr[], int n) {

int leftMax[n], rightMax[n];

leftMax[0] = arr[0];

for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {

leftMax[i] = max(leftMax[i - 1], arr[i]);

rightMax[n - 1] = arr[n - 1];

for (int i = n - 2; i >= 0; i--) {

 rightMax[i] = max(rightMax[i + 1], arr[i]);

int water = 0;

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {

water += min(leftMax[i], rightMax[i]) - arr[i];

return water;

int main() {

int arr[] = {0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1};

int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);

cout << trapWater(arr, n) << endl; // Output: 12

return 0;

```

#### Notes

- **Logic**: For each bar, water trapped = \(\min(\text{leftMax}, \

text{rightMax}) - \text{height}\).

- **Time Complexity**: \(O(n)\), Space Complexity: \(O(n)\).

- **Test Cases**:

- `[7, 4, 0, 9]` → 10

- `[6, 9, 9]` → 0

- `[3, 0, 0, 2, 0, 4]` → 10

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### **Problem 7: Roadtrip Adventure**

**Task**: Given locations and gas costs, calculate how many cycles you
can complete with a 50-liter gas tank, starting from a chosen index,
moving rightwards in a cyclic array.

#### Solution

Simulate the journey, tracking gas usage and cycles.

```cpp

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void roadtrip(char locations[], int costs[], int n, int start) {

int tank = 50; // Gas tank capacity

int cycles = 0;

int pos = start;

cout << "Starting at location: " << locations[start] << endl;

while (tank >= costs[pos]) { // Continue while enough gas

tank -= costs[pos]; // Use gas to move to next location

pos = (pos + 1) % n; // Move to next location (cyclic)

if (pos == start) cycles++; // Increment cycle if back to start

cout << "Number of cycles completed: " << cycles << endl;

cout << "Gas left: " << tank << " Litres" << endl;

cout << "Final Location: " << locations[pos] << endl;

}
int main() {

char locations[] = {'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E'};

int costs[] = {10, 20, 15, 25, 30}; // Example costs

int n = 5;

int start = 2; // Start at C

cout << "starting index: " << start << endl;

roadtrip(locations, costs, n, start);

return 0;

```

#### Notes

- **Assumption**: Used example costs since none were provided.

- **Output for Example** (with costs `[10, 20, 15, 25, 30]`, start at index
2):

```

starting index: 2

Starting at location: C

Number of cycles completed: 1

Gas left: 1 Litres

Final Location: B

```

- **Time Complexity**: \(O(k)\), where \(k\) is the number of moves

(depends on gas and costs).

- **Optional Features** (for practice):

- User input for tank capacity:

```cpp

int tank;

cout << "Enter tank capacity: ";

cin >> tank;

 ```

- Input validation for `start`:

```cpp

if (start < 0 || start >= n) {

cout << "Invalid starting index" << endl;

return;

```

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### Summary for Your Cheat Sheet

- **Problem 1 (Reverse Array)**: Use `reverse(arr, arr + n)`.

- **Problem 2 (Palindrome)**: Compare elements from both ends.

- **Problem 3 (Split Array)**: Split at `n/2`, print halves.

- **Problem 4 (Rotate Left)**: Use `reverse` three times.

- **Problem 5 (Sum Closest to Zero)**: Sort, use two pointers.

- **Problem 6 (Water Collection)**: Use leftMax/rightMax arrays.

- **Problem 7 (Roadtrip)**: Simulate cyclic movement, track gas.

These solutions use concepts you’ve studied (`sort`, `reverse`, `bool`,

`vector`, etc.) and should help you prepare for similar array-based
problems in your exam. Good luck! Let me know if you need further
clarification.