Problem 543

README.md

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 18. [Reverse Linked List #206](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/reverse-linked-list-206.md)
 19. [Majority Element #169](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/majority-element-169.md)
 20. [Add Binary #67](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/add-binary-67.md)
-21. Diameter of Binary Tree #543
+21. [Diameter of Binary Tree #543](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/diameter-binary-tree-543.md)
 22. Middle of the Linked List #876
 23. Maximum Depth of Binary Tree #104
 24. Contains Duplicate #217
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 - [Invert Binary Tree #226](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/invert-binary-tree-226.md)
 - [Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Search Tree #235](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/lowest-common-ancestor-235.md)
 - [Balanced Binary Tree #110](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/balanced-binary-tree-110.md)
+- [Diameter of Binary Tree #543](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/diameter-binary-tree-543.md)
 
 ## Algorithm Patterns
 
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 - [Flood Fill #733](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/flood-fill-733.md)
 - [Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Search Tree #235](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/lowest-common-ancestor-235.md)
 - [Balanced Binary Tree #110](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/balanced-binary-tree-110.md)
+- [Diameter of Binary Tree #543](https://github.com/curtisbarnard/leetcode-grind75-javascript/blob/main/easy/diameter-binary-tree-543.md)
 
 ### Divide & Conquer
 

easy/diameter-binary-tree-543.md

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+# Diameter of Binary Tree
+
+Page on leetcode:https://leetcode.com/problems/diameter-of-binary-tree/
+
+## Problem Statement
+
+Given the root of a binary tree, return the length of the diameter of the tree. The diameter of a binary tree is the length of the longest path between any two nodes in a tree. This path may or may not pass through the root. The length of a path between two nodes is represented by the number of edges between them.
+
+### Constraints
+
+- The number of nodes in the tree is in the range [1, 104].
+- -100 <= Node.val <= 100
+
+### Example
+
+```
+Input: root = [1,2,3,4,5]
+Output: 3
+Explanation: 3 is the length of the path [4,2,1,3] or [5,2,1,3].
+```
+
+## Solution
+
+Since we only need to return the length we can probably use a max variable. DFS seems like a decent approach.
+
+### Pseudocode
+
+1. Set max variable to 0
+2. create dfs helper function
+3. check if root is null, if true return 0
+4. recursive check on left and right, add one for each call
+5. set max to the max(max, left + right)
+6. return max
+
+### Initial Attempt
+
+```javascript
+const diameterOfBinaryTree = function (root) {
+  let max = 0;
+
+  function dfs(root) {
+    if (!root) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    const left = 1 + dfs(root.left);
+    const right = 1 + dfs(root.right);
+    max = Math.max(max, left + right);
+    console.log(left, right, root.val);
+    return Math.max(left, right);
+  }
+
+  dfs(root);
+
+  return max;
+};
+```
+
+### Optimized Solution
+
+The below solution has a time and space complexity of O(n). To see an approximate explanation of the approach see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkxqA8Rfv04
+
+I made a slight tweak in the math where instead of returning a height of -1 for a null node I returned 0 and then on valid nodes I returned a height of 1 + max(left, right). You can see discussion of the solution here: https://leetcode.com/problems/diameter-of-binary-tree/discuss/101148/Intuitive-Javascript-Solution
+
+```javascript
+const diameterOfBinaryTree = function (root) {
+  let max = 0;
+
+  function dfs(root) {
+    if (!root) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    const left = dfs(root.left);
+    const right = dfs(root.right);
+    max = Math.max(max, left + right);
+    return 1 + Math.max(left, right);
+  }
+
+  dfs(root);
+
+  return max;
+};
+```