111. Find Kth Smallest and Kth Largest Element

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

void sort_array(uint8_t *arr, uint8_t n) {
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++){
        for(int j = i + 1; j < n; j++){
            if(*(arr + i) > *(arr + j)){
                uint8_t temp = *(arr + i);
                *(arr + i) = *(arr + j);
                *(arr + j) = temp;
            }
        }
    }
}

void find_kth_elements(uint8_t *arr, uint8_t n, uint8_t k, uint8_t *smallest, uint8_t *largest) {
    sort_array(arr,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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