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    Find the Rotation Count in Rotated Sorted array

    Arrays, Array, divide-and-conquer, binary-search, rotation
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    Consider an array arr of distinct numbers sorted in increasing order. Given that this array has been rotated (clockwise) k number of times. Given such an array, find the value of k.

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    Input: arr[] = {15, 18, 2, 3, 6, 12}
    Output: 2
    Explanation: Initial array must be {2, 3, 6, 12, 15, 18}. We get the given array after rotating the initial array twice.

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