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Binary Search

January 16, 2026
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public int fn(int[] arr, int target) {
int left = 0;
int right = arr.length - 1;
while (left <= right) {
int mid = left + (right - left) / 2;
if (arr[mid] == target) {
// TODO: logic
return mid;
}
if (arr[mid] > target) {
right = mid - 1;
} else {
left = mid + 1;
}
}
return left;
}

Duplicate Elements: Left Insertion

public int fn(int[] arr, int target) {
int left = 0;
int right = arr.length;
while (left < right) {
int mid = left + (right - left) / 2;
if (arr[mid] >= target) {
right = mid;
} else {
left = mid + 1;
}
}
return left;
}

Duplicate Elements: Right Insertion

public int fn(int[] arr, int target) {
int left = 0;
int right = arr.length;
while (left < right) {
int mid = left + (right - left) / 2;
if (arr[mid] > target) {
right = mid;
} else {
left = mid + 1;
}
}
return left;
}

Greedy Maximum

public int fn(int[] arr) {
int left = MINIMUM_POSSIBLE_ANSWER;
int right = MAXIMUM_POSSIBLE_ANSWER;
while (left <= right) {
int mid = left + (right - left) / 2;
if (check(mid)) {
left = mid + 1;
} else {
right = mid - 1;
}
}
return right;
}
public boolean check(int x) {
return BOOLEAN
}

Greedy Minimum

public int fn(int[] arr) {
int left = MINIMUM_POSSIBLE_ANSWER;
int right = MAXIMUM_POSSIBLE_ANSWER;
while (left <= right) {
int mid = left + (right - left) / 2;
if (check(mid)) {
right = mid - 1;
} else {
left = mid + 1;
}
}
return left;
}
public boolean check(int x) {
return BOOLEAN
}