Find Kth Smallest and Kth Largest Element

Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

void sort_array(uint8_t *arr, uint8_t n) {
    for (int i = 1; i < n; i++){
        int temp = *(arr + i);
        int j = i - 1;
        while(j >=0 && *(arr + j) > temp){
            *(arr + j + 1) = *(arr + j);
            j--;
        }
        *(arr + j + 1) = temp;
    }
    // Sort in ascending order
}

void find_kth_elements(uint8_t *arr, uint8_t n, uint8_t k, uint8_t *smallest, uint8_t *largest) {
    // Your logic here
    sort_array(arr, n);
    if ( k <= n ){
        *smallest = *(arr + k - 1);
        *largest = *(arr + n - k);
    }
}

int main() {
    uint8_t n, k;
    scanf("%hhu", &n);
    uint8_t arr[100];
    
    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        scanf("%hhu", &arr[i]);
    }

    scanf("%hhu", &k);

    uint8_t smallest, largest;
    find_kth_elements(arr, n, k, &smallest, &largest);

    printf("%hhu %hhu", smallest, largest);
    return 0;
}

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Input

5 10 3 5 2 7 2

Expected Output

3 7