CodingHardcod-g559

Subject Binary searchLevel Senior–Staff~30 minCommon in Distributed systems · Algorithms & data structures interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

Given two sorted integer arrays a and b, return the median of the combined sorted array as a float. Either array may be empty (but not both). The combined length is at least 1. Return a float (e.g. 2.0 or 2.5).

Implement

median_two_sorted(a: list[int], b: list[int]) → float

Examples

in[[1,3],[2]]out2

What a strong answer looks like

State your approach and its time/space complexity out loud before you optimize. Handle the edge cases (empty input, duplicates, overflow), and say why you chose this over the brute force. Green tests are the floor, not the grade.

Learn the concepts

Vibe coding: describe the solution in plain language (or narrate it) and the coach grades your approach. Generating runnable code from your description is coming next.

Run or narrate your approach, then ask the coach.