# 653_TwoSum IV - Input is a BST ###### tags: `leetcode` ## Problem Statement Given the root of a Binary Search Tree and a target number k, return true if there exist two elements in the BST such that their sum is equal to the given target. ![](https://i.imgur.com/qlh55sw.png) - Example 1 > Input: root = [5,3,6,2,4,null,7], k = 9 Output: true ![](https://i.imgur.com/1G4DPRf.png) - Example 2 > Input: root = [5,3,6,2,4,null,7], k = 28 Output: false - Example 3 > Input: root = [2,1,3], k = 4 Output: true - Example 4 > Input: root = [2,1,3], k = 1 Output: false - Example 5: > Input: root = [2,1,3], k = 3 Output: true - Constraints: > The number of nodes in the tree is in the range $[1, 10^4]$. $-10^4 \leq Node.val \leq 10^4$ root is guaranteed to be a valid binary search tree. $-10^5 \leq k \leq 10^5$ ## Solution - To make sure all the number is seeked, use treversal to finish the job. - One important thing is to prevent the value to be taken from the same node, which happens when the target is twice of the node value. ```cpp= bool treverse(TreeNode* root, int k) { if (k- root->val!= root->val&& find_(rot, k- root->val)) return true; if (root-> left!= NULL) { if (treverse(root-> left, k)) return true; } if (root-> right!= NULL) { if (treverse(root-> right, k)) return true; } return false; } ``` - In each time to determine whether the value can make pair, the usage is to see the other pair in the tree staring from the real root. ```cpp= bool find_(TreeNode* root, int k) { if (root-> val== k) return true; if (root-> val< k) { if (root-> right!= NULL&& find_(root-> right, k)) return true; } else if (root-> left!= NULL&& find_(root-> left, k)) return true; return false; } ```