Find Minimum in Rotated Sorted Array
Suppose a sorted array is rotated at some pivot unknown to you beforehand. (i.e., 0 1 2 4 5 6 7 might become 4 5 6 7 0 1 2). Find the minimum element. You may assume no duplicate exists in the array.
- Time: O(n)
- Space: O(1)
public int findMin(int[] nums) {
int l = 0, r = nums.length - 1;
while (l <= r && nums[l] > nums[r]) {
int mid = (l + r) / 2;
if (nums[mid] < nums[r]) {
r = mid;
} else {
l = mid + 1;
}
}
return nums[l];
}