Solution: Search in a 2D Array
Explore methods for searching in a 2D array, including a brute force approach with time complexity O(n*m) and an optimized binary search using sorted rows and columns for faster lookup. Learn to analyze the efficiency of these algorithms and apply them effectively in coding challenges.
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Solution 1: Brute force
Explanation
Here, we perform a simple linear search in the entire 2D array using two for loops.
Time complexity
Since we use two nested for loops, the time complexity is ...