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Day 14MediumLeetCodeRelated practice

Permutations (Backtracking)

Backtracking / State ManagementSolved Nov 11, 2025

Asked at 12 companies

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  • LinkedIn
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Bloomberg
  • Google
  • Infosys
  • Meta
  • Workday
  • Arista Networks
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+2 more
  • Microstrategy
  • Zomato

Community-reported · source · updated 2026-10-08. ● asked in the last 6 months.

  1. 1Basics
  2. 2Paper
  3. 3Code it
  4. 4Watch
  5. 5Visualize
  6. 6Accepted
  7. 7Review

Go step by step: try it yourself before the video and the visual. Progress saves on this device.

0 / 130 pointsSolved (Medium) 0/40Reviews 0/50Mastered 0/25Practice steps 0/15

Step 1

Know these before you start

Tick what you already know

Concept video

Step 2

Try it on paper

5–10 minutes, no code yet

ProblemProblem statementGiven an array nums of distinct integers, return all the possible permutations.

Problem Description

Given an array nums of distinct integers, return all the possible permutations.

Step 6

Get it accepted

All test cases pass

Step 7

Review it so it sticks

Re-solve from memory after

Your notes

Three lines in your own words. They come back with this problem's reviews, so you can check yourself after recalling the solution.

Solve it yourself before you look

Reading the solution first feels like progress, but it makes the next similar problem — and the interview version — much harder, because you skipped the part where you figure it out. Give it an honest 20–30 minutes. Stuck? Re-read the pattern, watch the concept video, or try the brute force first.

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Stuck? One hint at a time.

    #recursion#backtracking#state-management

    Revising this one?

    • →Solve it from memory before peeking
    • →Say the pattern out loud, not just the code
    • →Explain it like you would to a friend
    • →Try it again in a different language