Dsa
Binary Search
Warm-up
Locate Target in a Sorted Array
Given a sorted array of integers, write a function to find the index of a target value. If the target is not found, return -1.
Input Format:
- The first line contains space-separated integers (sorted array).
- The second line contains an integer (target).
Output Format:
- An integer representing the index of the target or -1 if not found.
Example:
Input:
1 2 3 4 5
3
Output:
2
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