It can be done in linear time.
Simply take the XOR of all the elements of the array and you have the
answer now ;)

On Oct 6, 4:08 pm, tech rascal <[email protected]> wrote:
> can u do dis problem in linear time, o(n)??
>
> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Mukesh Gupta 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
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> > Keep inserting elements in a binary search tree and break once you get
> > the find the element in the tree.
> > Complexity=O(n log n)
>
> > On 10/5/10, sourav <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > You are given an array of positive numbers in which one number is
> > > repeated. Rest all are present only once. Find the duplicate number in
> > > linear or sub linear time.
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