#K74102. Remove Duplicates from a Sorted Array
Remove Duplicates from a Sorted Array
Remove Duplicates from a Sorted Array
Given a sorted array of integers, your task is to remove the duplicates in-place such that each unique element appears only once. After the in-place modification, you should output the length of the unique portion and the unique elements themselves.
Note: You must achieve this with \( O(1) \) additional memory by modifying the array in-place.
The problem boils down to scanning the array and collecting the elements that differ from their immediate predecessor. For two indices \( i \) and \( j \), the condition to check is \( nums[i] \neq nums[j] \).
inputFormat
The input is read from standard input (stdin) and has the following format:
- The first line contains a non-negative integer \( n \) representing the number of elements in the array.
- The second line contains \( n \) space-separated integers representing the sorted array.
If \( n = 0 \), there will be no second line.
outputFormat
The output must be written to standard output (stdout) and should be in the following format:
- The first line should contain a single integer representing the number of unique elements in the array.
- The second line should contain the unique elements separated by a space. If there are no elements, the second line can be left empty.
3
1 1 2
2
1 2
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