Code RoomSubarray sum equals k
MediumPrep Room Coding #900

Subarray sum equals k

CodingAlgorithms & data structuresMid–Senior~26 min

Given an integer array nums and an integer k, return the total number of contiguous subarrays whose sum equals exactly k. The array may contain negative numbers and zeros. Aim for O(n). Constraints: 1 <= len(nums) <= 2*10^4, -1000 <= nums[i] <= 1000, -10^7 <= k <= 10^7.

Implement
subarray_sum_equals_k(nums: list[int], k: int) → int
Examples
in[[1,1,1],2]out2
What a strong answer looks like

State your approach and its time/space complexity out loud before you optimize. Handle the edge cases (empty input, duplicates, overflow), and say why you chose this over the brute force. Green tests are the floor, not the grade.

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InputExpectedGot
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