Interview question: Merge Intervals

Problem

Given an array intervals where intervals[i] = [start_i, end_i], merge all overlapping intervals, and return an array of the non-overlapping intervals that cover all the intervals in the input.

Constraints

  • 1 <= intervals.length <= 10^4
  • intervals[i].length == 2
  • 0 <= start_i <= end_i <= 10^4

Example

Input: intervals = [[1, 3], [2, 6], [8, 10], [15, 18]]
Output: [[1, 6], [8, 10], [15, 18]]
Explanation: Since intervals [1, 3] and [2, 6] overlap, merge them into [1, 6].

Example 1

Input: intervals = [[1,3],[2,6],[8,10],[15,18]]
Result: [[1,6],[8,10],[15,18]]

Example 2

Input: intervals = [[1,4],[4,5]]
Result: [[1,5]]

Example 3

Input: intervals = [[1,3],[5,7],[2,4],[6,8]]
Result: [[1,4],[5,8]]

Test

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