hardM Mixed TopicsPattern: Two Pointers Meet Arrays
Minimize Colorful Sequence Rearrangement Solution
Problem Statement
Given an array of integers `colors` where each element represents one of three distinct colors, determine the minimum number of steps to rearrange the elements into a specific sequence where the same colors are grouped together.
Constraints
- 1 <= n <= 1,000,000
- n is a multiple of 3
Time: O(n) Space: O(n)
Analyze constraints and compute optimal solutions step-by-step.
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