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Problem Challenge 1: K Pairs with Largest Sums (hard)
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Problem Statement

Given two sorted arrays in descending order, find ‘K’ pairs with the largest sum where each pair consists of numbers from both the arrays.

Example 1:

Input: nums1=[9, 8, 2], nums2=[6, 3, 1], K=3
Output: [9, 3], [9, 6], [8, 6] 
Explanation: These 3 pairs have the largest sum. No other pair has a sum larger than any of these.

Example 2:

Input: nums1=[5, 2, 1], nums2=[2, -1], K=3
Output: [5, 2], [5, -1], [2, 2]

Constraints:

  • 1 <= nums1.length, nums2.length <= 10<sup>5</sup>
  • -10<sup>9</sup> <= nums1[i], nums2[i] <= 10<sup>9</sup>
  • nums1 and nums2 both are sorted in decreasing order.
  • 1 <= k <= 10<sup>4</sup>
  • k <= nums1.length * nums2.length

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