DIY: Kth Missing Positive Number
Solve the interview question "Kth Missing Positive Number" in this lesson.
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Problem statement
You are given an array, a
, of positive integers only and an integer, k
. The array is sorted in a strictly increasing order. Your task is to find the kth
positive integer that is missing from this array.
Constraints
1 <= a[i] <= 1000
1 <= k <= 1000
a[i] <= a[j] for 1 <= i < j <= a.length
Input
The input will be an array of positive integers, sorted in ascending order, and an integer, k
. The following are examples of the input to the function:
// Sample Input 1:
A = [1,2,3,4]
k = 2
// Sample Input 2:
A = [2,3,5,9,10]
k = 4
// Sample Input 3:
A = [1,97,101,654,798,989,1000]
k = 100
Output
The output will be an integer. Here are some examples of the output:
// Sample Output 1:
6
// Sample Output 2:
7
// Sample Output 3:
103
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