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#57 Insert Interval

APPROACH

A sorted, non-overlapping intervals array and a newInterval are given. Insert newInterval, merging any overlapping intervals, so the result remains sorted and non-overlapping. A new array may be returned.

Example 1:

Input: intervals = [[1,3],[6,9]], newInterval = [2,5]
Output: [[1,5],[6,9]]

Example 2:

Input: intervals = [[1,2],[3,5],[6,7],[8,10],[12,16]], newInterval = [4,8]
Output: [[1,2],[3,10],[12,16]]
Explanation: Because the new interval [4,8] overlaps with [3,5],[6,7],[8,10].
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