LC: 1228. Missing Number In Arithmetic Progression

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1228. Missing Number In Arithmetic Progression

In some array arr, the values were in arithmetic progression: the values arr[i + 1] - arr[i] are all equal for every 0 <= i < arr.length - 1.

A value from arr was removed that was not the first or last value in the array.

Given arr, return the removed value.

Example 1:

Input: arr = [5,7,11,13]
Output: 9
Explanation: The previous array was [5,7,9,11,13].

Example 2:

Input: arr = [15,13,12]
Output: 14
Explanation: The previous array was [15,14,13,12].

Constraints:

• 3 <= arr.length <= 1000

• 0 <= arr[i] <= 105

• The given array is guaranteed to be a valid array.

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