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Given an integer array, write a program that returns an array with elements = product of the integers in input array except the one in its position. Ex: Given input: [2, 3, 10, 4, 5], output: [600, 400, 120, 300, 240] What is the complexity of your program? When will your program not work? Below is what I presented (O(n)), but it did not qualify me for the next round.
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Senior Software Engineer

Interviewed at Zocdoc

3.6★
Jun 9, 2014

Given an integer array, write a program that returns an array with elements = product of the integers in input array except the one in its position. Ex: Given input: [2, 3, 10, 4, 5], output: [600, 400, 120, 300, 240] What is the complexity of your program? When will your program not work? Below is what I presented (O(n)), but it did not qualify me for the next round.

public class Person { Person father; Person mother; Gender gender; Integer age; List<Person> children; int level = 0; public enum Gender { Male, Female; } } For the above class, you basically have to implement 2 methods. public List<Person> getOldestSisters() public List<Person> getGreatestAncestors()
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Senior Software Engineer, Java Back End

Interviewed at Veeva Systems

3.5★
Aug 19, 2015

public class Person { Person father; Person mother; Gender gender; Integer age; List<Person> children; int level = 0; public enum Gender { Male, Female; } } For the above class, you basically have to implement 2 methods. public List<Person> getOldestSisters() public List<Person> getGreatestAncestors()

You have 10 boxes of balls (each ball weighing exactly10 gm) with one box with defective balls (each one of the defective balls weigh 9 gm). You are given an electronic weighing machine and only one chance at it. How will find out which box has the defective balls?
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Senior Software Engineer

Interviewed at Oracle

3.5★
Mar 5, 2013

You have 10 boxes of balls (each ball weighing exactly10 gm) with one box with defective balls (each one of the defective balls weigh 9 gm). You are given an electronic weighing machine and only one chance at it. How will find out which box has the defective balls?

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