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# Convert Sorted Array to Binary Search Tree

Given an array where elements are sorted in ascending order, convert it to a height balanced BST.

For this problem, a height-balanced binary tree is defined as a binary tree in which the depth of the two subtrees of *every* node never differ by more than 1.

**Example:**

```
Given the sorted array: [-10,-3,0,5,9],

One possible answer is: [0,-3,9,-10,null,5], which represents the following height balanced BST:

      0
     / \
   -3   9
   /   /
 -10  5
```

```java
class Solution {
    public TreeNode helper(int[] nums, int start, int end) {
        if (start > end)
            return null;
        int mid = start + (end - start) / 2;
        TreeNode ans = new TreeNode(nums[mid]);
        ans.left = helper(nums, start, mid - 1);
        ans.right = helper(nums, mid + 1, end);
        return ans;
    }

    public TreeNode sortedArrayToBST(int[] nums) {
        return helper(nums, 0, nums.length - 1);
    }
}
```