Sorted Squares Array | Dataford Interview Questions

Given a sorted array that contains both positive and negative numbers, how would you return a sorted array of the squares of each number?

Implement sorted_squares(nums), where nums is a nondecreasing list of integers. Return a new list containing every squared value in nondecreasing order, without modifying the input array.

Constraints

0 <= nums.length <= 1000
-10^4 <= nums[i] <= 10^4
nums is sorted in nondecreasing order
Return a new list and do not modify nums

Function Signature

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Problem

Given a sorted array that contains both positive and negative numbers, how would you return a sorted array of the squares of each number?

Implement sorted_squares(nums), where nums is a nondecreasing list of integers. Return a new list containing every squared value in nondecreasing order, without modifying the input array.

Constraints

0 <= nums.length <= 1000
-10^4 <= nums[i] <= 10^4
nums is sorted in nondecreasing order
Return a new list and do not modify nums

Function Signature

def sorted_squares(nums):

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Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.