Leetcode Problem 35. Search Insert Position

35. Search Insert Position

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Binary Search for Insert Position

  1. Initialize two pointers, left to 0 and right to the length of the array minus 1.
  2. While left is less than or equal to right: a. Calculate the middle index mid as the average of left and right (avoiding integer overflow). b. If nums[mid] is equal to the target, return mid as the target is found. c. If nums[mid] is less than the target, move the left pointer to mid + 1. d. If nums[mid] is greater than the target, move the right pointer to mid - 1.
  3. If the target is not found, return left as the insert position.
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Linear Search for Insert Position

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