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Quiz

#147 Insertion Sort List

APPROACH

Given the head of a singly linked list, sort it using insertion sort and return the sorted list's head.

The insertion sort algorithm:

- Build a sorted output list one element at a time by consuming the input.

- For each new element, find its correct position in the sorted portion and insert it there.

- Repeat until all input elements have been placed.

Example 1:

Input: head = [4,2,1,3]
Output: [1,2,3,4]

Example 2:

Input: head = [-1,5,3,4,0]
Output: [-1,0,3,4,5]
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What is the optimal approach for this problem?