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Daily JavaScript Challenge #JS-130: Array: Find Missing Number in Arithmetic Sequence

Daily JavaScript Challenge: Array: Find Missing Number in Arithmetic Sequence

Hey fellow developers! 👋 Welcome to today's JavaScript coding challenge. Let's keep those programming skills sharp!

The Challenge

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Array Manipulation

Description

Given an array that represents an arithmetic progression with one missing element, implement a function to find the missing number. An arithmetic progression is defined as a sequence of numbers such that the difference of any two successive members is a constant. Consider the input array is non-empty and the progression has at least three elements (including the missing one).

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  2. Write your solution
  3. Test it against the provided test cases
  4. Share your approach in the comments below!

Want to Learn More?

Check out the documentation about this topic here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Loops_and_iteration

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  • Did you find any interesting edge cases?
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