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Problem: Search in Rotated Sorted Array

Understand how to search for a target value in a rotated sorted array by applying a modified binary search that identifies sorted halves in each step. This lesson teaches you to implement a solution with O(log n) runtime and constant space complexity using Go, enhancing your algorithmic problem-solving skills.

Statement

You are given an integer array nums that was originally sorted in ascending order with all distinct values. This array may have been left rotated at some unknown pivot index k, transforming it into [nums[k], nums[k+1], ..., nums[n-1], nums[0], nums[1], ..., nums[k-1]] (using 00-based indexing). If no rotation was applied, the array remains in its original sorted order.

Given the array nums after this possible rotation and an integer target, return the index of target in nums if it exists, or return 1-1 if it does not.

Your solution must achieve O(logn)O(\log n) ...