Maximum Subarray

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Find the contiguous subarray within an array (containing at least one number) which has the largest sum.

For example, given the array [−2,1,−3,4,−1,2,1,−5,4],
the contiguous subarray [4,−1,2,1] has the largest sum = 6.

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If you have figured out the O(n) solution, try coding another solution using the divide and conquer approach, which is more subtle.

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