Solution 3 for Scaler Topics Fortnightly Contest - 22
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Since the given function consistently decreases with increasing values of x, we can apply binary search.
Furthermore, since it is a one-to-one function, there will always be exactly one value of x that satisfies our requirements. Therefore, we can perform a binary search for X up to 5 decimal places and round the result to 4 decimal places for the answer.
Time Complexity: O(N * log(1e9)) Space Complexity: O(1)
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