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January 13, 2016 09:20
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#1.0 takes in the number and a array of number | |
# 1.1 sort the array of number | |
# 1.2 check if is lower || higher (array.size) | |
# 1.3 keep dividing it into half each time until -1 | |
# 1.4 Once stop get the index of the place u stop | |
def sort_array(array_num) | |
array_num.sort! | |
end | |
def binary_search(num, array_num, lowest_size=0, highest_size=array_num.length-1) | |
sort_array(array_num) | |
return -1 if lowest_size > highest_size | |
middle_value=(lowest_size+highest_size)/2 | |
return middle_value if array_num[middle_value]==num # return the position if it is == to the arrayNum | |
if array_num[middle_value] < num | |
lowest_size=middle_value+1 | |
else | |
highest_size=middle_value-1 | |
end | |
puts binary_search(num,array_num,lowest_size,highest_size) | |
end | |
binary_search(44, [13, 19, 24, 29, 32, 37, 43]) |
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