Is the array sorted?
In A[1..n], one number is missing from 0 to N. So,
A[5]={--INF, 2,1,3,0} is a valid case?On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:51 PM, RollBack <[email protected]> wrote: > An array A[1...n] contains all the integers from 0 to n except for one > number which is > missing. In this problem, we cannot access an entire integer in A with > a single opera- > tion. The elements of A are represented in binary, and the only > operation we can use > to access them is “fetch the jth bit of A[i]”, which takes constant > time. Write code to > find the missing integer. Can you do it in O(n) time? > _ > _ _____________________________________________ > > Rajeev N Bharshetty > I Blog @ www.opensourcemania.co.cc > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
