Given a sorted and rotated array, find if there is a pair with a given sum

Difficulty Level : Medium
Last Updated : 13 Jul, 2021

Given an array that is sorted and then rotated around an unknown point. Find if the array has a pair with a given sum ‘x’. It may be assumed that all elements in the array are distinct.

Examples :

Input: arr[] = {11, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10}, x = 16
Output: true
There is a pair (6, 10) with sum 16

Input: arr[] = {11, 15, 26, 38, 9, 10}, x = 35
Output: true
There is a pair (26, 9) with sum 35

Input: arr[] = {11, 15, 26, 38, 9, 10}, x = 45
Output: false
There is no pair with sum 45.

We have discussed a O(n) solution for a sorted array (See steps 2, 3 and 4 of Method 1). We can extend this solution for rotated array as well. The idea is to first find the largest element in array which is the pivot point also and the element just after largest is the smallest element. Once we have indexes largest and smallest elements, we use similar meet in middle algorithm (as discussed here in method 1) to find if there is a pair. The only thing new here is indexes are incremented and decremented in rotational manner using modular arithmetic.

Following is the implementation of above idea.

C++

// C++ program to find a pair with a given sum in a sorted and
// rotated array
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
 
// This function returns true if arr[0..n-1] has a pair
// with sum equals to x.
bool pairInSortedRotated(int arr[], int n, int x)
{
    // Find the pivot element
    int i;
    for (i=0; i<n-1; i++)
        if (arr[i] > arr[i+1])
            break;
    int l = (i+1)%n;  // l is now index of smallest element
    int r = i;        // r is now index of largest element
 
    // Keep moving either l or r till they meet
    while (l != r)
    {
         // If we find a pair with sum x, we return true
         if (arr[l] + arr[r] == x)
              return true;
 
         // If current pair sum is less, move to the higher sum
         if (arr[l] + arr[r] < x)
              l = (l + 1)%n;
         else  // Move to the lower sum side
              r = (n + r - 1)%n;
    }
    return false;
}
 
/* Driver program to test above function */
int main()
{
    int arr[] = {11, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10};
    int sum = 16;
    int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]);
 
    if (pairInSortedRotated(arr, n, sum))
        cout << "Array has two elements with sum 16";
    else
        cout << "Array doesn't have two elements with sum 16 ";
 
    return 0;
}

Java

// Java program to find a pair with a given
// sum in a sorted and rotated array
class PairInSortedRotated
{
    // This function returns true if arr[0..n-1]
    // has a pair with sum equals to x.
    static boolean pairInSortedRotated(int arr[],
                                    int n, int x)
    {
        // Find the pivot element
        int i;
        for (i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
            if (arr[i] > arr[i+1])
                break;
                 
        int l = (i + 1) % n; // l is now index of                                         
                            // smallest element
                          
        int r = i;       // r is now index of largest
                         //element
      
        // Keep moving either l or r till they meet
        while (l != r)
        {
             // If we find a pair with sum x, we
             // return true
             if (arr[l] + arr[r] == x)
                  return true;
      
             // If current pair sum is less, move
             // to the higher sum
             if (arr[l] + arr[r] < x)
                  l = (l + 1) % n;
                   
             else  // Move to the lower sum side
                  r = (n + r - 1) % n;
        }
        return false;
    }
 
    /* Driver program to test above function */
    public static void main (String[] args)
    {
        int arr[] = {11, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10};
        int sum = 16;
        int n = arr.length;
      
        if (pairInSortedRotated(arr, n, sum))
            System.out.print("Array has two elements" +
                             " with sum 16");
        else
            System.out.print("Array doesn't have two" +
                             " elements with sum 16 ");
    }
}
/*This code is contributed by Prakriti Gupta*/

Python3

# Python3 program to find a
# pair with a given sum in
# a sorted and rotated array
 
 
# This function returns True
# if arr[0..n-1] has a pair
# with sum equals to x.
def pairInSortedRotated( arr, n, x ):
     
    # Find the pivot element
    for i in range(0, n - 1):
        if (arr[i] > arr[i + 1]):
            break;
             
    # l is now index of smallest element       
    l = (i + 1) % n
    # r is now index of largest element
    r = i    
 
    # Keep moving either l
    # or r till they meet
    while (l != r):
         
        # If we find a pair with
        # sum x, we return True
        if (arr[l] + arr[r] == x):
            return True;
             
        # If current pair sum is less,
        # move to the higher sum
        if (arr[l] + arr[r] < x):
            l = (l + 1) % n;
        else:
             
            # Move to the lower sum side
            r = (n + r - 1) % n;
     
    return False;
 
 
# Driver program to test above function
arr = [11, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10]
sum = 16
n = len(arr)
 
if (pairInSortedRotated(arr, n, sum)):
    print ("Array has two elements with sum 16")
else:
    print ("Array doesn't have two elements with sum 16 ")
 
     
# This article contributed by saloni1297

C#

// C# program to find a pair with a given
// sum in a sorted and rotated array
using System;
 
class PairInSortedRotated
{
    // This function returns true if arr[0..n-1]
    // has a pair with sum equals to x.
    static bool pairInSortedRotated(int []arr,
                                    int n, int x)
    {
        // Find the pivot element
        int i;
        for (i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
            if (arr[i] > arr[i + 1])
                break;
                 
        // l is now index of smallest element       
        int l = (i + 1) % n;
         
        // r is now index of largest element               
        int r = i;
     
        // Keep moving either l or r till they meet
        while (l != r)
        {
            // If we find a pair with sum x, we
            // return true
            if (arr[l] + arr[r] == x)
                return true;
     
            // If current pair sum is less, 
            // move to the higher sum
            if (arr[l] + arr[r] < x)
                l = (l + 1) % n;
             
            // Move to the lower sum side   
            else
                r = (n + r - 1) % n;
        }
        return false;
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void Main ()
    {
        int []arr = {11, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10};
        int sum = 16;
        int n = arr.Length;
     
        if (pairInSortedRotated(arr, n, sum))
            Console.WriteLine("Array has two elements" +
                                       " with sum 16");
        else
        Console.WriteLine("Array doesn't have two" +
                            " elements with sum 16 ");
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by vt_m.

PHP

<?php
// PHP program to find a pair
// with a given sum in a
// sorted and rotated array
 
// This function returns true
// if arr[0..n-1] has a pair
// with sum equals to x.
 
function pairInSortedRotated($arr, $n, $x)
{
    // Find the pivot element
    $i;
    for ($i = 0; $i < $n - 1; $i++)
        if ($arr[$i] > $arr[$i + 1])
            break;
         
    // l is now index of
    // smallest element
    $l = ($i + 1) % $n;
     
    // r is now index of
    // largest element
    $r = $i;
 
    // Keep moving either l
    // or r till they meet
    while ($l != $r)
    {
        // If we find a pair with
        // sum x, we return true
        if ($arr[$l] + $arr[$r] == $x)
            return true;
 
        // If current pair sum is
        // less, move to the higher sum
        if ($arr[$l] + $arr[$r] < $x)
            $l = ($l + 1) % $n;
             
        // Move to the lower sum side
        else
            $r = ($n + $r - 1) % $n;
    }
    return false;
}
 
// Driver Code
$arr = array(11, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10);
$sum = 16;
$n = sizeof($arr);
 
if (pairInSortedRotated($arr, $n, $sum))
    echo "Array has two elements ".
                     "with sum 16";
else
    echo "Array doesn't have two ".
           "elements with sum 16 ";
 
// This code is contributed by aj_36
?>

Javascript

<script>
 
// Javascript program to find a
// pair with a given sum in a
// sorted and rotated array
     
// This function returns true if arr[0..n-1]
// has a pair with sum equals to x.
function pairInSortedRotated(arr, n, x)
{
     
    // Find the pivot element
    let i;
    for(i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
        if (arr[i] > arr[i + 1])
            break;
             
    // l is now index of                                         
    // smallest element         
    let l = (i + 1) % n;
     
    // r is now index of largest
    // element                  
    let r = i;      
    
    // Keep moving either l or
    // r till they meet
    while (l != r)
    {
         
         // If we find a pair with sum x, we
         // return true
         if (arr[l] + arr[r] == x)
              return true;
    
         // If current pair sum is less, move
         // to the higher sum
         if (arr[l] + arr[r] < x)
              l = (l + 1) % n;
               
         // Move to the lower sum side      
         else 
              r = (n + r - 1) % n;
    }
    return false;
}
 
// Driver code
let arr = [ 11, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10 ];
let sum = 16;
let n = arr.length;
 
if (pairInSortedRotated(arr, n, sum))
    document.write("Array has two elements" +
                   " with sum 16");
else
    document.write("Array doesn't have two" +
                   " elements with sum 16 ");
 
// This code is contributed by avanitrachhadiya2155
     
</script>

Output :

Array has two elements with sum 16

The time complexity of the above solution is O(n). The step to find the pivot can be optimized to O(Logn) using the Binary Search approach discussed here.

How to count all pairs having sum x?
The stepwise algorithm is:

Find the pivot element of the sorted and the rotated array. The pivot element is the largest element in the array. The smallest element will be adjacent to it.
Use two pointers (say left and right) with the left pointer pointing to the smallest element and the right pointer pointing to largest element.
Find the sum of the elements pointed by both the pointers.
If the sum is equal to x, then increment the count. If the sum is less than x, then to increase sum move the left pointer to next position by incrementing it in a rotational manner. If the sum is greater than x, then to decrease sum move the right pointer to next position by decrementing it in rotational manner.
Repeat step 3 and 4 until the left pointer is not equal to the right pointer or until the left pointer is not equal to right pointer – 1.
Print final count.

Below is implementation of above algorithm:

C++

// C++ program to find number of pairs with
// a given sum in a sorted and rotated array.
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// This function returns count of number of pairs
// with sum equals to x.
int pairsInSortedRotated(int arr[], int n, int x)
{
    // Find the pivot element. Pivot element
    // is largest element of array.
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < n-1; i++)
        if (arr[i] > arr[i+1])
            break;
     
    // l is index of smallest element.
    int l = (i + 1) % n;
     
    // r is index of largest element.
    int r = i;
     
    // Variable to store count of number
    // of pairs.
    int cnt = 0;
 
    // Find sum of pair formed by arr[l] and
    // and arr[r] and update l, r and cnt
    // accordingly.
    while (l != r)
    {
        // If we find a pair with sum x, then
        // increment cnt, move l and r to
        // next element.
        if (arr[l] + arr[r] == x){
            cnt++;
             
            // This condition is required to
            // be checked, otherwise l and r
            // will cross each other and loop
            // will never terminate.
            if(l == (r - 1 + n) % n){
                return cnt;
            }
             
            l = (l + 1) % n;
            r = (r - 1 + n) % n;
        }
 
        // If current pair sum is less, move to
        // the higher sum side.
        else if (arr[l] + arr[r] < x)
            l = (l + 1) % n;
         
        // If current pair sum is greater, move
        // to the lower sum side.
        else
            r = (n + r - 1)%n;
    }
     
    return cnt;
}
 
/* Driver program to test above function */
int main()
{
    int arr[] = {11, 15, 6, 7, 9, 10};
    int sum = 16;
    int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]);
 
    cout << pairsInSortedRotated(arr, n, sum);
     
    return 0;
}

Java

// Java program to find
// number of pairs with
// a given sum in a sorted
// and rotated array.
import java.io.*;
 
class GFG
{
     
// This function returns
// count of number of pairs
// with sum equals to x.
static int pairsInSortedRotated(int arr[],
                                int n, int x)
{
    // Find the pivot element.
    // Pivot element is largest
    // element of array.
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
        if (arr[i] > arr[i + 1])
            break;
     
    // l is index of
    // smallest element.
    int l = (i + 1) % n;
     
    // r is index of
    // largest element.
    int r = i;
     
    // Variable to store
    // count of number
    // of pairs.
    int cnt = 0;
 
    // Find sum of pair
    // formed by arr[l]
    // and arr[r] and
    // update l, r and
    // cnt accordingly.
    while (l != r)
    {
        // If we find a pair with
        // sum x, then increment
        // cnt, move l and r to
        // next element.
        if (arr[l] + arr[r] == x)
        {
            cnt++;
             
            // This condition is required
            // to be checked, otherwise
            // l and r will cross each
            // other and loop will never
            // terminate.
            if(l == (r - 1 + n) % n)
            {
                return cnt;
            }
             
            l = (l + 1) % n;
            r = (r - 1 + n) % n;
        }
 
        // If current pair sum
        // is less, move to
        // the higher sum side.
        else if (arr[l] + arr[r] < x)
            l = (l + 1) % n;
         
        // If current pair sum
        // is greater, move
        // to the lower sum side.
        else
            r = (n + r - 1) % n;
    }
     
    return cnt;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main (String[] args)
{
    int arr[] = {11, 15, 6, 7, 9, 10};
    int sum = 16;
    int n = arr.length;
 
    System.out.println(
            pairsInSortedRotated(arr, n, sum));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by ajit

Python3

# Python program to find
# number of pairs with
# a given sum in a sorted
# and rotated array.
 
# This function returns
# count of number of pairs
# with sum equals to x.
def pairsInSortedRotated(arr, n, x):
     
    # Find the pivot element.
    # Pivot element is largest
    # element of array.
    for i in range(n):
        if arr[i] > arr[i + 1]:
            break
     
    # l is index of
    # smallest element.
    l = (i + 1) % n
     
    # r is index of
    # largest element.
    r = i
     
    # Variable to store
    # count of number
    # of pairs.
    cnt = 0
 
    # Find sum of pair
    # formed by arr[l]
    # and arr[r] and
    # update l, r and
    # cnt accordingly.
    while (l != r):
         
        # If we find a pair
        # with sum x, then
        # increment cnt, move
        # l and r to next element.
        if arr[l] + arr[r] == x:
            cnt += 1
             
            # This condition is
            # required to be checked,
            # otherwise l and r will
            # cross each other and
            # loop will never terminate.
            if l == (r - 1 + n) % n:
                return cnt
             
            l = (l + 1) % n
            r = (r - 1 + n) % n
         
        # If current pair sum
        # is less, move to
        # the higher sum side.
        elif arr[l] + arr[r] < x:
            l = (l + 1) % n
         
        # If current pair sum
        # is greater, move to
        # the lower sum side.
        else:
            r = (n + r - 1) % n
     
    return cnt
 
# Driver Code
arr = [11, 15, 6, 7, 9, 10]
s = 16
 
print(pairsInSortedRotated(arr, 6, s))
 
# This code is contributed
# by ChitraNayal

C#

// C# program to find
// number of pairs with
// a given sum in a sorted
// and rotated array.
using System;
 
class GFG
{
     
// This function returns
// count of number of pairs
// with sum equals to x.
static int pairsInSortedRotated(int []arr,
                                int n, int x)
{
    // Find the pivot element.
    // Pivot element is largest
    // element of array.
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
        if (arr[i] > arr[i + 1])
            break;
     
    // l is index of
    // smallest element.
    int l = (i + 1) % n;
     
    // r is index of
    // largest element.
    int r = i;
     
    // Variable to store
    // count of number
    // of pairs.
    int cnt = 0;
 
    // Find sum of pair
    // formed by arr[l]
    // and arr[r] and
    // update l, r and
    // cnt accordingly.
    while (l != r)
    {
        // If we find a pair with
        // sum x, then increment
        // cnt, move l and r to
        // next element.
        if (arr[l] + arr[r] == x)
        {
            cnt++;
             
            // This condition is required
            // to be checked, otherwise
            // l and r will cross each
            // other and loop will never
            // terminate.
            if(l == (r - 1 + n) % n)
            {
                return cnt;
            }
             
            l = (l + 1) % n;
            r = (r - 1 + n) % n;
        }
 
        // If current pair sum
        // is less, move to
        // the higher sum side.
        else if (arr[l] + arr[r] < x)
            l = (l + 1) % n;
         
        // If current pair sum
        // is greater, move
        // to the lower sum side.
        else
            r = (n + r - 1) % n;
    }
     
    return cnt;
}
 
// Driver Code
static public void Main ()
{
    int []arr = {11, 15, 6, 7, 9, 10};
    int sum = 16;
    int n = arr.Length;
     
    Console.WriteLine(
            pairsInSortedRotated(arr, n, sum));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by akt_mit

PHP

<?php
// PHP program to find number
// of pairs with a given sum
// in a sorted and rotated array.
 
// This function returns count
// of number of pairs with sum
// equals to x.
function pairsInSortedRotated($arr,
                              $n, $x)
{
    // Find the pivot element.
    // Pivot element is largest
    // element of array.
    $i;
    for ($i = 0; $i < $n - 1; $i++)
        if ($arr[$i] > $arr[$i + 1])
            break;
     
    // l is index of
    // smallest element.
    $l = ($i + 1) % $n;
     
    // r is index of
    // largest element.
    $r = $i;
     
    // Variable to store
    // count of number
    // of pairs.
    $cnt = 0;
 
    // Find sum of pair formed
    // by arr[l] and arr[r] and
    // update l, r and cnt
    // accordingly.
    while ($l != $r)
    {
        // If we find a pair with
        // sum x, then increment
        // cnt, move l and r to
        // next element.
        if ($arr[$l] + $arr[$r] == $x)
        {
            $cnt++;
             
            // This condition is required
            // to be checked, otherwise l
            // and r will cross each other
            // and loop will never terminate.
            if($l == ($r - 1 + $n) % $n)
            {
                return $cnt;
            }
             
            $l = ($l + 1) % $n;
            $r = ($r - 1 + $n) % $n;
        }
 
        // If current pair sum
        // is less, move to
        // the higher sum side.
        else if ($arr[$l] + $arr[$r] < $x)
            $l = ($l + 1) % $n;
         
        // If current pair sum
        // is greater, move to
        // the lower sum side.
        else
            $r = ($n + $r - 1) % $n;
    }
     
    return $cnt;
}
 
// Driver Code
$arr = array(11, 15, 6,
              7, 9, 10);
$sum = 16;
$n = sizeof($arr) / sizeof($arr[0]);
 
echo pairsInSortedRotated($arr,    
                          $n, $sum);
 
// This code is contributed by ajit
?>

Javascript

<script>
// Javascript program to find
// number of pairs with
// a given sum in a sorted
// and rotated array.
     
    // This function returns
    // count of number of pairs
    // with sum equals to x.
    function pairsInSortedRotated(arr,n,x)
    {
        // Find the pivot element.
        // Pivot element is largest
        // element of array.
        let i;
        for (i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
            if (arr[i] > arr[i + 1])
                break;
          
        // l is index of
        // smallest element.
        let l = (i + 1) % n;
          
        // r is index of
        // largest element.
        let r = i;
          
        // Variable to store
        // count of number
        // of pairs.
        let cnt = 0;
      
        // Find sum of pair
        // formed by arr[l]
        // and arr[r] and
        // update l, r and
        // cnt accordingly.
        while (l != r)
        {
            // If we find a pair with
            // sum x, then increment
            // cnt, move l and r to
            // next element.
            if (arr[l] + arr[r] == x)
            {
                cnt++;
                  
                // This condition is required
                // to be checked, otherwise
                // l and r will cross each
                // other and loop will never
                // terminate.
                if(l == (r - 1 + n) % n)
                {
                    return cnt;
                }
                  
                l = (l + 1) % n;
                r = (r - 1 + n) % n;
            }
      
            // If current pair sum
            // is less, move to
            // the higher sum side.
            else if (arr[l] + arr[r] < x)
                l = (l + 1) % n;
              
            // If current pair sum
            // is greater, move
            // to the lower sum side.
            else
                r = (n + r - 1) % n;
        }
          
        return cnt;
    }
     
    // Driver Code
    let arr = [11, 15, 6, 7, 9, 10];
    let sum = 16;
    let n = arr.length;
    document.write(pairsInSortedRotated(arr, n, sum));
     
    //  This code is contributed by rag2127
</script>

Output:

Time Complexity: O(n)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)
This method is suggested by Nikhil Jindal.

Exercise:
1) Extend the above solution to work for arrays with duplicates allowed.
This article is contributed by Himanshu Gupta. Please write comments if you find anything incorrect, or you want to share more information about the topic discussed above

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