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Medium Algorithms Split array into fibonacci sequence
String Backtracking
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Feb 22, 2026
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You are given a string of digits num, such as "123456579". We can split it into a Fibonacci-like sequence [123, 456, 579].
Formally, a Fibonacci-like sequence is a list f of non-negative integers such that:
0 <= f[i] < 231, (that is, each integer fits in a 32-bit signed integer type),
f.length >= 3, and
f[i] + f[i + 1] == f[i + 2] for all 0 <= i < f.length - 2.
Note that when splitting the string into pieces, each piece must not have extra leading zeroes, except if the piece is the number 0 itself.
Return any Fibonacci-like sequence split from num, or return [] if it cannot be done.
Solution
Rust
Time O(2^n)
Space O(n)
/*
* You are given a string of digits num, such as "123456579". We can split it into a Fibonacci-like sequence [123, 456, 579].
* Formally, a Fibonacci-like sequence is a list f of non-negative integers such that:
* 0 <= f[i] < 231, (that is, each integer fits in a 32-bit signed integer type),
* f.length >= 3, and
* f[i] + f[i + 1] == f[i + 2] for all 0 <= i < f.length - 2.
* Note that when splitting the string into pieces, each piece must not have extra leading zeroes, except if the piece is the number 0 itself.
* Return any Fibonacci-like sequence split from num, or return [] if it cannot be done.
* Example 1:
* Input: num = "1101111"
* Output: [11,0,11,11]
* Explanation: The output [110, 1, 111] would also be accepted.
* Example 2:
* Input: num = "112358130"
* Output: []
* Explanation: The task is impossible.
* Example 3:
* Input: num = "0123"
* Output: []
* Explanation: Leading zeroes are not allowed, so "01", "2", "3" is not valid.
* Constraints:
* 1 <= num.length <= 200
* num contains only digits.
*/
impl Solution {
pub fn split_into_fibonacci(num: String) -> Vec<i32> {
let digits: Vec<u8> = num.bytes().map(|b| b - b'0').collect();
let _n = digits.len();
fn parse(digits: &[u8], start: usize, end: usize) -> Option<i64> {
if end <= start { return None; }
if end - start > 1 && digits[start] == 0 { return None; }
let mut v: i64 = 0;
for i in start..end {
v = v * 10 + digits[i] as i64;
if v > i32::MAX as i64 { return None; }
}
Some(v)
}
fn backtrack(digits: &[u8], pos: usize, seq: &mut Vec<i32>) -> bool {
let n = digits.len();
if pos == n && seq.len() >= 3 { return true; }
for end in pos+1..=n {
let v = parse(digits, pos, end);
if v.is_none() { break; }
let v = v.unwrap() as i32;
let m = seq.len();
if m >= 2 {
let expected = seq[m-1] as i64 + seq[m-2] as i64;
if v as i64 > expected { break; }
if (v as i64) < expected { continue; }
}
seq.push(v);
if backtrack(digits, end, seq) { return true; }
seq.pop();
}
false
}
let mut seq = vec![];
backtrack(&digits, 0, &mut seq);
seq
}
}