Given a linked list with a loop, how would you find the starting point of the loop?

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To find the starting point of a loop in a linked list, use Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm.

  • Use two pointers, one moving at twice the speed of the other.

  • When they meet, move one pointer to the head of ...read more

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