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# 104. Maximum Depth of Binary Tree

## problem description

Given a binary tree, find its maximum depth.

The maximum depth is the number of nodes along the longest path from the root node down to the farthest leaf node.

**Note:** A leaf is a node with no children.

**Example:**

Given binary tree `[3,9,20,null,null,15,7]`,

```
    3
   / \
  9  20
    /  \
   15   7
```

return its depth = 3.

## algorithm thought

典型的递归解决二叉树问题

## code

```cpp
/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * struct TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode *left;
 *     TreeNode *right;
 *     TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(NULL), right(NULL) {}
 * };
 */
class Solution {
public:
    int maxDepth(TreeNode* root) {
        if(root==NULL)
            return 0;
        return max(maxDepth(root->left),maxDepth(root->right))+1;
    }
};
```

## algorithm analysis

类似遍历问题，时间复杂度O(n)


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