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Diameter of a Binary Tree

Calculate the diameter of a binary tree. The diameter is defined as the length of the longest path between any two nodes in the tree. Input: - The first line contains an integer n, representing the number of nodes in the tree. - The next n lines describe the tree in the format 'parent child direction', where direction can be 'L' (left) or 'R' (right). Output: - An integer representing the diameter of the tree. Example Input: 7 1 2 L 1 3 R 2 4 L 2 5 R 3 6 L 3 7 R Example Output: 4

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