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def missing_number(items: list[int]) -> int:
items.sort()
# make a list with differences between consecutive items in sorted list
diff = [items[i+1] - items[i] for i in range(len(items) - 1)]
print(diff)
# index of the maximum difference
idx_max = diff.index(max(diff))
print(idx_max)
# sum of item in position of max arithmetic progression and the arithmetic progression
result = items[idx_max] + int(max(diff) / 2)
print(result)
return result
print("Example:")
print(missing_number([1, 4, 2, 5]))
# These "asserts" are used for self-checking
assert missing_number([1, 4, 2, 5]) == 3
assert missing_number([2, 6, 8]) == 4
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Dec. 10, 2022
