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#33 Search in Rotated Sorted Array

APPROACH

An ascending-sorted array nums of distinct integers was rotated at an unknown pivot. Search for target in the rotated array and return its index, or -1 if absent. The solution must run in O(log n) time.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [4,5,6,7,0,1,2], target = 0
Output: 4

Example 2:

Input: nums = [4,5,6,7,0,1,2], target = 3
Output: -1

Example 3:

Input: nums = [1], target = 0
Output: -1
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What is the optimal approach for this problem?