Find the number of elements X such that X + K also exists in the array

Last Updated : 03 Jul, 2023

Given an array a[] and an integer k, find the number of elements x in this array such that the sum of x and k is also present in the array.
Examples:

Input:  { 3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9 } and k = 2
Output: 5 
Explanation:
Elements {3, 6, 7, 6, 5} in this array have x + 2 value that is
{5, 8, 9, 8, 7} present in this array.
Input:  { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and k = 1
Output: 4
Explanation:
Elements {1, 2, 3, 4} in this array have x + 2 value that is
{2, 3, 4, 5} present in this array.

The problem is similar to finding the count of pairs with a given sum in an Array.

Brute Force Approach:

Initialize a counter variable to 0 to keep track of the number of elements that satisfy the given condition.
Use nested loops to iterate over all possible pairs of elements in the array.
For each pair, check if their sum is equal to k plus any element in the array. If it is, increment the counter by 1.
After all pairs have been checked, return the counter variable as the output.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

   // C++ implementation of find number
// of elements x in this array
// such x+k also present in this array.
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to return the
// count of element x such that
// x+k also lies in this array
int count_element(int N, int K, int* arr)
{
    int count = 0;
    for(int i=0; i<N; i++){
        for(int j=0; j<N; j++){
            if(arr[j] == arr[i] + K){
                count++;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    return count;
}
 
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    // array initialisation
    int arr[] = { 3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9 };
 
    // size of array
    int N = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
 
    // initialise k
    int K = 2;
    cout << count_element(N, K, arr);
 
    return 0;
}
 
  

Java

   import java.util.Arrays;
 
public class Main {
    // Function to return the count of element x such that x+k also lies in this array
    public static int count_element(int N, int K, int[] arr) {
        int count = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < N; j++) {
                if (arr[j] == arr[i] + K) {
                    count++;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return count;
    }
 
    // Driver code
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // array initialization
        int[] arr = {3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9};
 
        // size of array
        int N = arr.length;
 
        // initialize k
        int K = 2;
        System.out.println(count_element(N, K, arr));
    }
}
 
  

Python3

   # Python3 implementation of find number
# of elements x in this array
# such x+k also present in this array.
 
# array initialization
arr = [3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9]
 
# Function to return the count of element x such that
# x+k also lies in this array
 
 
def count_element(N: int, K: int, arr: list) -> int:
    count = 0
    for i in range(N):
        for j in range(N):
            if arr[j] == arr[i] + K:
                count += 1
                break
    return count
 
 
# size of array
N = len(arr)
 
# initialize k
K = 2
 
print(count_element(N, K, arr))
 
  

C#

   using System;
 
class GFG
{
    // Function to return the count of element x 
   // such that x+k also lies in this array
    public static int count_element(int N, int K, int[] arr)
    {
        int count = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < N; j++)
            {
                if (arr[j] == arr[i] + K)
                {
                    count++;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return count;
    }
 
    // Driver code
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // array initialization
        int[] arr = { 3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9 };
 
        // size of array
        int N = arr.Length;
 
        // initialize k
        int K = 2;
        Console.WriteLine(count_element(N, K, arr));
    }
}
 
// Contributed by phasing17
 
  

Javascript

   // Function to return the
// count of element x such that
// x+k also lies in this array
function count_element(N, K, arr) {
  let count = 0;
  for(let i=0; i<N; i++){
      for(let j=0; j<N; j++){
          if(arr[j] == arr[i] + K){
              count++;
              break;
          }
      }
  }
  return count;
}
 
// Driver code
const arr = [3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9];
 
// size of array
const N = arr.length;
 
// initialise k
const K = 2;
console.log(count_element(N, K, arr));
 
//This code is written by Sundaram
 
  

Output

Time Complexity: O(N^2)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)

Efficient Approach:
The efficient approach to solve the problem is to use a HashMap, the key in map will act as the unique element in this array and the corresponding value will tell us the frequency of this element.
Iterate over this map and find for each key x in this map whether the key x + k exists in the map or not, if exist then add this frequency to the answer i.e for this element x we have x+k in this array. Finally, return the answer.
Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

   // C++ implementation of find number
// of elements x in this array
// such x+k also present in this array.
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to return the
// count of element x such that
// x+k also lies in this array
int count_element(int N, int K, int* arr)
{
    // Key in map will store elements
    // and value will store the
    // frequency of the elements
    map<int, int> mp;
 
    for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
        mp[arr[i]]++;
 
    int answer = 0;
 
    for (auto i : mp) {
 
        // Find if i.first + K is
        // present in this map or not
        if (mp.find(i.first + K) != mp.end())
 
            // If we find i.first or key + K in this map
            // then we have to increase in answer
            // the frequency of this element
            answer += i.second;
    }
 
    return answer;
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    // array initialisation
    int arr[] = { 3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9 };
 
    // size of array
    int N = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
 
    // initialise k
    int K = 2;
 
    cout << count_element(N, K, arr);
 
    return 0;
}
 
  

Java

   // Java implementation of find number
// of elements x in this array
// such x+k also present in this array.
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG{
  
// Function to return the
// count of element x such that
// x+k also lies in this array
static int count_element(int N, int K, int[] arr)
{
    // Key in map will store elements
    // and value will store the
    // frequency of the elements
    HashMap<Integer,Integer> mp = new HashMap<Integer,Integer>();
  
    for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
        if(mp.containsKey(arr[i])){
            mp.put(arr[i], mp.get(arr[i])+1);
        }else{
            mp.put(arr[i], 1);
    }
  
    int answer = 0;
  
    for (Map.Entry<Integer,Integer> i : mp.entrySet()) {
  
        // Find if i.first + K is
        // present in this map or not
        if (mp.containsKey(i.getKey() + K) )
  
            // If we find i.first or key + K in this map
            // then we have to increase in answer
            // the frequency of this element
            answer += i.getValue();
    }
  
    return answer;
}
  
// Driver code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    // array initialisation
    int arr[] = { 3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9 };
  
    // size of array
    int N = arr.length;
  
    // initialise k
    int K = 2;
  
    System.out.print(count_element(N, K, arr));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by Princi Singh
 
  

Python3

   # Python3 implementation of find number
# of elements x in this array
# such x+k also present in this array.
 
# Function to return the
# count of element x such that
# x+k also lies in this array
def count_element(N, K, arr):
     
    # Key in map will store elements
    # and value will store the
    # frequency of the elements
    mp = dict()
 
    for i in range(N):
        mp[arr[i]] = mp.get(arr[i], 0) + 1
 
    answer = 0
 
    for i in mp:
 
        # Find if i.first + K is
        # present in this map or not
        if i + K in mp:
 
            # If we find i.first or key + K in this map
            # then we have to increase in answer
            # the frequency of this element
            answer += mp[i]
 
    return answer
 
# Driver code
if __name__ == '__main__':
    # array initialisation
    arr=[3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9]
 
    # size of array
    N = len(arr)
 
    # initialise k
    K = 2
 
    print(count_element(N, K, arr))
     
# This code is contributed by mohit kumar 29    
 
  

C#

   // C# implementation of find number
// of elements x in this array
// such x+k also present in this array.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
 
public class GFG{
   
// Function to return the
// count of element x such that
// x+k also lies in this array
static int count_element(int N, int K, int[] arr)
{
    // Key in map will store elements
    // and value will store the
    // frequency of the elements
    Dictionary<int,int> mp = new Dictionary<int,int>();
   
    for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
        if(mp.ContainsKey(arr[i])){
            mp[arr[i]] = mp[arr[i]]+1;
        }else{
            mp.Add(arr[i], 1);
    }
   
    int answer = 0;
   
    foreach (KeyValuePair<int,int> i in mp) {
   
        // Find if i.first + K is
        // present in this map or not
        if (mp.ContainsKey(i.Key + K) )
   
            // If we find i.first or key + K in this map
            // then we have to increase in answer
            // the frequency of this element
            answer += i.Value;
    }
   
    return answer;
}
   
// Driver code
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
    // array initialisation
    int []arr = { 3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9 };
   
    // size of array
    int N = arr.Length;
   
    // initialise k
    int K = 2;
   
    Console.Write(count_element(N, K, arr));
}
}
// This code contributed by Princi Singh
 
  

Javascript

   <script>
// Javascript implementation of find number
// of elements x in this array
// such x+k also present in this array.
 
 
// Function to return the
// count of element x such that
// x+k also lies in this array
function count_element(N, K, arr)
{
 
    // Key in map will store elements
    // and value will store the
    // frequency of the elements
    let mp = new Map();
 
    for (let i = 0; i < N; ++i)
        if (mp.has(arr[i])) {
            mp.set(arr[i], mp.get(arr[i]) + 1)
        } else {
            mp.set(arr[i], 1)
        }
 
    let answer = 0;
 
    for (let i of mp) {
 
        // Find if i.first + K is
        // present in this map or not
        if (mp.has(i[0] + K))
 
            // If we find i.first or key + K in this map
            // then we have to increase in answer
            // the frequency of this element
            answer += i[1];
    }
 
    return answer;
}
 
// Driver code
 
// array initialisation
let arr = [3, 6, 2, 8, 7, 6, 5, 9];
 
// size of array
let N = arr.length;
 
// initialise k
let K = 2;
 
document.write(count_element(N, K, arr));
 
// This code is contributed by gfgking
</script>
 
  

Output

Time Complexity: O(N log N), where N is the size of the input array

Space Complexity: O(N)

Count of elements such that its sum/difference with X also exists in the Array

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