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Two Number Sum

Write a function that takes in a non-empty array of distinct integers and an integer representing a target sum. If any two numbers in the input array sum up to the target sum, the function should return them in an array, in any order. If no two numbers sum up to the target sum, the function should return an empty array.

Note that the target sum has to be obtained by summing two different integers in the array; you can't add a single integer to itself in order to obtain the target sum.

You can assume that there will be at most one pair of numbers summing up to the target sum.

Sample Input array = [3, 5, -4, 8, 11, 1, -1, 6] targetSum = 10 Sample Output [-1, 11]

# solution 1
def twoNumberSum(array, targetSum):
# Write your code here.
arrLength = len(array)
for i in range(arrLength - 1):
firstNum = array[i]
for j in range(i + 1, arrLength):
secondNum = array[j]
if firstNum + secondNum == targetSum:
return [firstNum, secondNum]
return []


# solution 2
def twoNumberSum(array, targetSum):
# Write your code here.
nums = {}
for num in array:
potentialNum = targetSum - num
if potentialNum in nums:
return [potentialNum, num]
nums[num] = True
return []


# solution 3
def twoNumberSum(array, targetSum):
# Write your code here.
array.sort()
left = 0
right = len(array) - 1
while left < right:
currentSum = array[left] + array[right]
if currentSum == targetSum:
return [array[left], array[right]]
elif currentSum < targetSum:
left += 1
elif currentSum > targetSum:
right -= 1
return []
// solution 1
function twoNumberSum(array, targetSum) {
// Write your code here.
for (let i = 0; i < array.length - 1; i++) {
const firstNum = array[i];
for (let j = i + 1; j < array.length; j++) {
const secondNum = array[j];
if (firstNum + secondNum === targetSum) {
return [firstNum, secondNum];
}
}
}
return [];
}

// solution 2
function twoNumberSum(array, targetSum) {
// Write your code here.
const nums = {};
for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
let potentialNum = targetSum - array[i];
if (nums[potentialNum]) {
return [potentialNum, array[i]];
}
nums[array[i]] = true;
}
return [];
}

// solution 3
function twoNumberSum(array, targetSum) {
// Write your code here.
array.sort((a, b) => a - b);
let left = 0;
let right = array.length - 1;
while (left < right) {
let currentSum = array[left] + array[right];
if (currentSum === targetSum) {
return [array[left], array[right]];
} else if (currentSum < targetSum) {
left++;
} else if (currentSum > targetSum) {
right--;
}
}
return [];
}