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1Give yourself 5 minutes
2Answer out loud, not in your head
3Then compare with the answer below
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Stuck? Show a way to structure it+
- 01Maintain top, bottom, left, and right boundaries.
- 02Traverse the top row then shrink top.
- 03Traverse right column, bottom row, and left column with guarded boundary checks.
- 04Stop once boundaries cross.
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Then expect these follow-ups
How would you generate an n by n spiral matrix?
Tests: boundary reuse
Why do the guards matter for 1 by n input?
Tests: edge cases
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