Find Kth Smallest and Kth Largest Element

Code

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

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

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);
    *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