Given an array, find the shortest subarray with sum at least K. How do you optimize beyond brute force?

Updated Apr 28, 2026

Short answer

Use prefix sum with monotonic deque.

Maintain increasing prefix sums and use deque to find optimal shortest window efficiently.

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