Given a sorted array of consecutive elements. The array has only one element repeated many times. The task is to find length of the sequence of repeated element.
Expected Time Complexity : Less than 0(n)
Examples:
Input : arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6}
Output : 4 3
Repeated element is 4 and it appears 3 times.
Input : arr[] = {4, 4, 4, 4, 4}
Output : 4 5
Input : arr[] = {6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11}
Output : 10 2
Input : arr[] = {6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10}
Output : 10 3
We need to find two things:
- Number of times the element repeats. If the array is sorted and if max-difference of two adjacent elements is 1, then the length of the repeated sequence is n – 1 – (array[n-1] – array[0])
- Value of the element. To the value, we do Binary Search.
C++
// C++ program to find the only repeated element // and number of times it appears #include <bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std; // Assumptions : vector a is sorted, max-difference // of two adjacent elements is 1 pair<int, int> sequence(const vector<int>& a) { if (a.size() == 0) return {0, 0}; int s = 0; int e = a.size() - 1; while (s < e) { int m = (s + e) / 2; // if a[m] = m + a[0], there is no // repeating character in [s..m] if (a[m] >= m + a[0]) s = m + 1; // if a[m] < m + a[0], there is a // repeating character in [s..m] else e = m; } return {a[s], a.size() - (a[a.size() - 1] - a[0])}; } // Driver code int main() { pair<int, int>p = sequence({ 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6 }); cout << "Repeated element is " << p.first << ", it appears " << p.second << " times"; return 0; } |
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Java
// Java program to find the only repeated element // and number of times it appears import java.awt.Point; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.Vector; class Test { // Assumptions : vector a is sorted, max-difference // of two adjacent elements is 1 static Point sequence(Vector<Integer> a) { if (a.size() == 0) return new Point(0, 0); int s = 0; int e = a.size() - 1; while (s < e) { int m = (s + e) / 2; // if a[m] = m + a[0], there is no // repeating character in [s..m] if (a.get(m) >= m + a.get(0)) s = m + 1; // if a[m] < m + a[0], there is a // repeating character in [s..m] else e = m; } return new Point(a.get(s), a.size() - (a.get(a.size() - 1) - a.get(0))); } // Driver method public static void main(String args[]) { Integer array[] = new Integer[]{1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6}; Point p = sequence(new Vector<>(Arrays.asList(array))); System.out.println("Repeated element is " + p.x + ", it appears " + p.y + " times"); } } |
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Python3
# Python3 program to find the # only repeated element and # number of times it appears # Assumptions : vector a is sorted, # max-difference of two adjacent # elements is 1 def sequence(a): if (len(a) == 0): return [0, 0] s = 0 e = len(a) - 1 while (s < e): m = (s + e) // 2 # if a[m] = m + a[0], there is no # repeating character in [s..m] if (a[m] >= m + a[0]): s = m + 1 # if a[m] < m + a[0], there is a # repeating character in [s..m] else: e = m return [a[s], len(a) - ( a[len(a) - 1] - a[0])] # Driver code p = sequence([1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6]) print("Repeated element is", p[0], ", it appears", p[1], "times") # This code is contributed by Mohit Kumar |
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C#
// C# program to find the only repeated element // and number of times it appears using System; using System.Collections.Generic; public class Point { public int first, second; public Point(int first, int second) { this.first = first; this.second = second; } } public class Test { // Assumptions : vector a is sorted, max-difference // of two adjacent elements is 1 static Point sequence(List<int> a) { if (a.Count == 0) return new Point(0, 0); int s = 0; int e = a.Count - 1; while (s < e) { int m = (s + e) / 2; // if a[m] = m + a[0], there is no // repeating character in [s..m] if (a[m] >= m + a[0]) s = m + 1; // if a[m] < m + a[0], there is a // repeating character in [s..m] else e = m; } return new Point(a[s], a.Count - (a[a.Count - 1] - a[0])); } // Driver code public static void Main(String []args) { int []array = new int[]{1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6}; Point p = sequence(new List<int>(array)); Console.WriteLine("Repeated element is " + p.first + ", it appears " + p.second + " times"); } } // This code has been contributed by 29AjayKumar |
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Output:
Repeated element is 4, it appears 3 times
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