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:
- 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<int>& nums) {
int slow =0;
int fast =0;
do
{
slow=nums[slow];
fast=nums[nums[fast]];
}while(slow != fast);
fast = 0;
while(1)
{
slow=nums[slow];
fast=nums[fast];
if(slow==fast)return slow;
}
}
};