Given an array nums containing n + 1 integers where each integer is between 1 and n (inclusive), prove that at least one duplicate number must exist. Assume that there is only one duplicate number, find the duplicate one.
Note:
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- You must not modify the array (assume the array is read only).
- You must use only constant, O(1) extra space.
- Your runtime complexity should be less than
O(n2)
. - There is only one duplicate number in the array, but it could be repeated more than once.
class Solution {public: int findDuplicate(vector & nums) { if(nums.size()==0) return 0; sort(nums.begin(),nums.end()); int start = 0; while(start < nums.size()-1){ if(nums[start] == nums[start+1]){ return nums[start]; }else{ start++; } } return 0; }};