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Given the head of a linked list, rotate the list to the right by k places.
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* function ListNode(val, next) {
* this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
* this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
* }
*/
/**
* @param {ListNode} head
* @param {number} k
* @return {ListNode}
*/
var rotateRight = function(head, k) {
if (!head || !head.next || k === 0) return head;
// 1. Find length and tail
let n = 1;
let tail = head;
while (tail.next) {
tail = tail.next;
n++;
}
// 2. Make it circular
tail.next = head;
// 3. Reduce k
k = k % n;
let stepsToNewTail = n - k - 1;
// 4. Find new tail
let newTail = head;
for (let i = 0; i < stepsToNewTail; i++) {
newTail = newTail.next;
}
// 5. Break the circle
let newHead = newTail.next;
newTail.next = null;
return newHead;
};
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