Dsa
Binary Search
Medium
Find First and Last Position
Given a sorted array of integers that may contain duplicates, and a target integer, return the first and last position (0-based index) of the target in the array. If the target is not found, return [-1, -1].
Input format:
- The first line contains space-separated integers representing the sorted array.
- The second line contains a single integer representing the target.
Output format:
- A list of two integers representing the first and last position of the target.
Example:
Input:
1 2 2 2 3 4 5
2
Output:
1 3
Key concepts
binary_searcharray
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