#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
// Function to find a pair in an array with a given sum using sorting
void findPair(int nums[], int n, int target)
{
// sort the array in ascending order
sort(nums, nums + n);
// maintain two indices pointing to endpoints of the array
int low = 0;
int high = n - 1;
// reduce the search space `nums[low…high]` at each iteration of the loop
// loop till the search space is exhausted
while (low < high)
{
// sum found
if (nums[low] + nums[high] == target)
{
cout << "Pair found (" << nums[low] << ", " << nums[high] << ")
";
return;
}
// increment `low` index if the total is less than the desired sum;
// decrement `high` index if the total is more than the desired sum
(nums[low] + nums[high] < target)? low++: high--;
}
// we reach here if the pair is not found
cout << "Pair not found";
}
int main()
{
int nums[] = { 8, 7, 2, 5, 3, 1 };
int target = 10;
int n = sizeof(nums)/sizeof(nums[0]);
findPair(nums, n, target);
return 0;
}