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43 changes: 41 additions & 2 deletions maths/perfect_cube.py
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -11,6 +11,45 @@ def perfect_cube(n: int) -> bool:
return (val * val * val) == n


def perfect_cube_binary_search(n: int) -> bool:
"""
Check if a number is a perfect cube or not using binary search.
Time complexity : O(Log(n))
Space complexity: O(1)

>>> perfect_cube_binary_search(27)
True
>>> perfect_cube_binary_search(64)
True
>>> perfect_cube_binary_search(4)
False
>>> perfect_cube_binary_search("a")
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: perfect_cube_binary_search() only accepts integers
>>> perfect_cube_binary_search(0.1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: perfect_cube_binary_search() only accepts integers
"""
if not isinstance(n, int):
raise TypeError("perfect_cube_binary_search() only accepts integers")
if n < 0:
n = -n
left = 0
right = n
while left <= right:
mid = left + (right - left) // 2
if mid * mid * mid == n:
return True
elif mid * mid * mid < n:
left = mid + 1
else:
right = mid - 1
return False


if __name__ == "__main__":
print(perfect_cube(27))
print(perfect_cube(4))
import doctest

doctest.testmod()