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Search in Rotated Sorted Array

## Problem

There is an integer array `nums` sorted in ascending order (with **distinct** values). Prior to being passed to your function, `nums` is **possibly rotated** at an unknown pivot index `k`.

Given the array `nums` after the possible rotation and an integer `target`, return the index of `target` if it is in `nums`, or `-1` if it is not in `nums`.

You must write an algorithm with `O(log n)` runtime complexity.

Examples

Input
nums = [4,5,6,7,0,1,2], target = 0
Output
4
0 is at index 4.
Input
nums = [4,5,6,7,0,1,2], target = 3
Output
-1
3 is not in the array.
Input
nums = [1], target = 0
Output
-1
0 not found.

Constraints

1 <= nums.length <= 5000 -10^4 <= nums[i] <= 10^4 All values of nums are unique. nums is an ascending array that is possibly rotated. -10^4 <= target <= 10^4
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