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Binary Search on the Answer

Binary-search a numeric answer space when feasibility changes monotonically.

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Problems in Binary Search on the Answer

Practice problems that share this primary solution pattern and compare the clues that reveal it.

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beginner
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Sqrt(x)

The fastest way to solve this problem is to stop searching for a square root and search for the last integer that is still feasible.

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