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K-th element of two Arrays
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K-th element of two Arrays.java
Java
class Solution {
public long kthElement(int k, int arr1[], int arr2[]) {
int n = arr1.length;
int m = arr2.length;
if (n > m)
kthElement(k, arr2, arr1);
int low = Math.max(0, k - m), high = Math.min(n, k);
while (low <= high) {
int cut1 = (low + high) / 2;
int cut2 = k - cut1;
int l1 = cut1 == 0 ? Integer.MIN_VALUE : arr1[cut1 - 1];
int l2 = cut2 == 0 ? Integer.MIN_VALUE : arr2[cut2 - 1];
int r1 = cut1 == n ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : arr1[cut1];
int r2 = cut2 == m ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : arr2[cut2];
if (l1 <= r2 && l2 <= r1)
return Math.max(l1, l2);
else if (l1 > l2)
high = cut1 - 1;
else
low = cut1 + 1;
}
return 1;
}
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