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Minimum Speed via Binary Search
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Minimum Speed via Binary Search

HardPython

Problem

Solve a problem similar to finding the minimum eating speed, using binary search on the answer.

Given an array piles, where each value is a workload, and an integer h, return the smallest integer processing speed that completes all workloads within h hours. Each hour processes at most speed units from one workload, and work cannot be shared between workloads during an hour.

Implement def min_eating_speed(piles, h):, returning an integer.

Constraints

  • 1 <= len(piles) <= 10^4
  • 1 <= piles[i] <= 10^9
  • len(piles) <= h <= 10^9

Function Signature

def min_eating_speed(piles, h):
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