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Solution: Get the Maximum Score

Explore the two pointers technique to solve the problem of maximizing the sum of unique elements collected from two sorted arrays. Learn how to traverse both arrays simultaneously, deciding when to switch paths at common elements to achieve the optimal score efficiently in linear time. Understand the algorithm through a step-by-step approach and example.

Statement

You are given two sorted arrays of distinct integers, nums1 and nums2.

A valid path is constructed according to the following rules:

  • You start at the index 00 ...