LeetCode 69, Easy. Topics: Math, Binary Search. View on LeetCode.
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Problem
Given a non-negative integer x, return the square root of x rounded down to the nearest integer. The returned integer should be non-negative as well.
You must not use any built-in exponent function or operator.
- For example, do not use
pow(x, 0.5) in c++ or x ** 0.5 in python.
Examples
Explanation: The square root of 4 is 2, so we return 2.
Explanation: The square root of 8 is 2.82842…, and since we round it down to the nearest integer, 2 is returned.
Constraints
Solution
Reference implementation from solution.py on GitHub, full suite in test_solution.py:
Complexity
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