diff --git a/posts/two-pointers.html b/posts/two-pointers.html index 64e39e7..fcad4af 100644 --- a/posts/two-pointers.html +++ b/posts/two-pointers.html @@ -73,16 +73,19 @@ 

def maxArea(height: list[int]) -> int:
-    area = 0
+    ans = 0
     l, r = 0, len(height) - 1
+
     while l < r:
         width, min_height = r - l, min(height[l], height[r])
-        area = max(area, width * min_height)
+        ans = max(ans, width * min_height)
+
         while l < r and height[l] <= min_height:
             l += 1
         while l < r and height[r] <= min_height:
             r -= 1
-    return area
+ + return ans 

def minimum_rescue_boats(people: list[int], limit: int) -> int:
-    boats = 0
-    light = 0
-    heavy = len(people) - 1
+    ans = 0
+    l, r = 0, len(people) - 1
 
     people.sort()
 
-    while light <= heavy:
-        if light == heavy:
-            boats += 1
+    while l <= r:
+        if l == r:
+            ans += 1
             break
-        elif people[light] + people[heavy] <= limit:
-            boats += 1
-            light += 1
-            heavy -= 1
+        elif people[l] + people[r] <= limit:
+            ans += 1
+            l += 1
+            r -= 1
         else:
-            boats += 1
-            heavy -= 1
+            ans += 1
+            r -= 1
 
-    return boats
+ return ans