/SearchInRotatedSortedArray

Suppose a sorted array is rotated at some pivot unknown to you beforehand.

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SearchInRotatedSortedArray

Suppose a sorted array is rotated at some pivot unknown to you beforehand.

(i.e., 0 1 2 4 5 6 7 might become 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 ).

You are given a target value to search. If found in the array, return its index, otherwise return -1.

You may assume no duplicate exists in the array.

 Input : [4 5 6 7 0 1 2] and target = 4
 Output : 0

Solution:

 - Look for the pivot in the rotated sorted array.
 - If the array is not rotated then pivot is returned as -1.
 - Perform binary search on the array.