# code tpl
Input: height = [1,8,6,2,5,4,8,3,7]
Output: 49
1. two from left and right
2. if h (left) > h(right), move right, for this right
because max(right*distance(right - left)) this right pos
4. l1 l2 l3 ... r*, (l1, r) > (l2, r) > (l3, r)
#[] = 0
#[3] = 0
#[1 9] min(1, 9)*(1-0) = 1*1
```python=
def maxArea(self, height: List[int]) -> int:
left = 0
right = len(height) - 1
ans = 0
while left < right:
area = min(height[left], height[right])*(right-left)
ans = max(ans, area)
if height[left] > height[right]:
right -= 1
else:
left += 1
return ans
# N : length of height
# TC O(N)
```
###### tags: `mock interview` `面試`