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Solution: Erect the Fence

Explore how to solve the problem of enclosing points with the shortest fence by computing the convex hull of given trees. Understand the Monotone Chain algorithm's sorting and orientation checks to build lower and upper hulls. Learn to apply cross product formulas for direction and combine these hulls to form the polygon that tightly encloses all points.

Statement

You are given an array of points, trees, where trees[i] = [xᵢ, yᵢ] represents the location of a tree on a 2D plane. Your goal is to enclose all the trees using the shortest possible length of rope, forming a fence around the garden. A garden is considered well-fenced if every tree lies inside or on the boundary of the fence (i.e., the fence forms the convex hullThis is the smallest convex shape, completely encloses a set of points. of all the points).

Return the coordinates of the trees that lie exactly on the fence perimeter. You can return the answer in any order.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq trees.length 300\leq 300

  • trees[i].length == 22

  • 00 \leq xi, yi 100\leq ...