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1. Check if Array is Sorted (Ascending)2. Check if Array is Sorted (Descending)3. Find Second Largest4. Find Second Smallest5. Range (Max - Min)6. Sum Except Max & Min7. Count Pairs with Sum K8. Count Elements Greater Than Average9. Frequency of Distinct Elements10. Unique Elements Only11. Find Kth Largest Element12. Rotate Array by K Positions13. Find Missing Number in Sequence14. Find Duplicate Element

Find Kth Largest Element

Find kth largest element in array.

AdvancedPhase 4 - Level 5: Logical & AppliedExample 11 of 14
find-kth-largest-element.py
1# Take array
2n = int(input("Enter array size: "))
3arr = []
4for i in range(n):
5    arr.append(int(input(f"Element {i+1}: ")))
6

7k = int(input("Enter k: "))
8

9# Sort in descending order
10arr_sorted = sorted(arr, reverse=True)
11

12if k <= len(arr_sorted):
13    print(f"{k}th largest: {arr_sorted[k-1]}")
14else:
15    print("Invalid k")

Output

Enter array size: 5
Element 1: 10
Element 2: 5
Element 3: 20
Element 4: 15
Element 5: 8
Enter k: 2
2th largest: 15

What's going on

Sort array and find kth element.

Key Concepts:

Sort array in descending order
Access kth element (index k-1)
Handle invalid k

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