Medium data structure and algorithm practice puzzle.
Given two numbers a and b, multiply them using only shifts and addition. Look at b one bit at a time, from the right. If the bit is 1, add a to the result. Then shift a left (doubling it) and shift b right. It's long multiplication in base 2, which is how a CPU without a multiply instruction does it.
Solve it three ways: snap the jigsaw pieces together, fill in the blanks, or type it from scratch against the tests. This one is free.
Every line of the solution comes with a note explaining why it is there, and a step by step replay shows the code running. At level 3, where you type it yourself, you can ask for an AI mock interview on this problem that ends with a hiring manager's scorecard.
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