Find the number of leaps you need to take to find an element in an array using the jump search algorithm.
For example,
a=[ 2,5,6,9,12,14,15,16,17,19,31]
To find 16 with a jump step of 3, you follow, 2 -> 9 -> 15 -> 19 -> 17 -> 16
So, total number of jumps = 5
nb. to go forward, you take n-step jump; to go backwards, you jump only one step back.
- If the jump step is larger than the array size, u jump to the last element of the array.
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In my opinion, Test 3 has an incorrect answer. It should be y_correct=0, because no jumps are required when the target is the first element in the list.
thanks william. it has been fixed
Asif, Can you explain test cases #4 and #5?
@Dyuman Joshi
If the jump step is larger than the array size, u jump to the last element of the array. (the problem definition is updated accordingly)