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+// Checking if a binary tree is height balanced in C++
+
+#include 
+using namespace std;
+
+#define bool int
+
+class node {
+   public:
+  int item;
+  node *left;
+  node *right;
+};
+
+// Create anew node
+node *newNode(int item) {
+  node *Node = new node();
+  Node->item = item;
+  Node->left = NULL;
+  Node->right = NULL;
+
+  return (Node);
+}
+
+// Check height balance
+bool checkHeightBalance(node *root, int *height) {
+  // Check for emptiness
+  int leftHeight = 0, rightHeight = 0;
+
+  int l = 0, r = 0;
+
+  if (root == NULL) {
+    *height = 0;
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  l = checkHeightBalance(root->left, &leftHeight);
+  r = checkHeightBalance(root->right, &rightHeight);
+
+  *height = (leftHeight > rightHeight ? leftHeight : rightHeight) + 1;
+
+  if (std::abs(leftHeight - rightHeight >= 2))
+    return 0;
+
+  else
+    return l && r;
+}
+
+int main() {
+  int height = 0;
+
+  node *root = newNode(1);
+  root->left = newNode(2);
+  root->right = newNode(3);
+  root->left->left = newNode(4);
+  root->left->right = newNode(5);
+
+  if (checkHeightBalance(root, &height))
+    cout << "The tree is balanced";
+  else
+    cout << "The tree is not balanced";
+}