Leetcode 1471: The k Strongest Values in an Array

In this Leetcode problem, we are given an array arr and an integer k, we want to figure out what are the k values v in the array such that |v — m| is maximum with m the median value in the array.

Problem statement

Solution

A simple way to resolve is if to first think about sorting the array. Indeed, it seems much easier to solve the problem once the array is sorted…