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Problem: Search Insert Position

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30 min
Explore how to solve the Search Insert Position problem by applying modified binary search. This lesson helps you understand locating a target or its insertion index in a sorted array of distinct integers, ensuring optimal O(log n) runtime. Gain hands-on experience implementing this pattern to prepare for coding interviews effectively.

Statement

Given a sorted array of distinct integers, nums, and an integer, target, return the index of target if it exists in the array.
If the target is not present, return the index where it should be inserted to maintain the sorted order.

Your algorithm must run in the O(logn)O(\log n) time.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq nums.length 103\leq 10^3

  • 104-10^4 \leq nums[i] 104\leq 10^4

  • nums contains distinct values sorted in ascending order.

  • 104-10^4 \leq target 104\leq 10^4

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Problem: Search Insert Position

Medium
30 min
Explore how to solve the Search Insert Position problem by applying modified binary search. This lesson helps you understand locating a target or its insertion index in a sorted array of distinct integers, ensuring optimal O(log n) runtime. Gain hands-on experience implementing this pattern to prepare for coding interviews effectively.

Statement

Given a sorted array of distinct integers, nums, and an integer, target, return the index of target if it exists in the array.
If the target is not present, return the index where it should be inserted to maintain the sorted order.

Your algorithm must run in the O(logn)O(\log n) time.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq nums.length 103\leq 10^3

  • 104-10^4 \leq nums[i] 104\leq 10^4

  • nums contains distinct values sorted in ascending order.

  • 104-10^4 \leq target 104\leq 10^4