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function searchRange(nums, target) {
    if(nums == null || nums.length == 0){
        return null;
    }
 
    var arr = [];
    arr[0] = -1;
    arr[1] = -1;
 
    binarySearch(nums, 0, nums.length-1, target, arr);
 
    return arr;
}
 
function binarySearch(nums, left, right, target, arr){
    if(right<left) 
        return;
 
    if(nums[left]==nums[right] && nums[left]==target){
        arr[0]=left;
        arr[1]=right;
        return;
    }
 
    var mid = left+ parseInt((right-left)/2);
 
 
    if(nums[mid]<target){
        binarySearch(nums, mid+1, right, target, arr);
    }else if(nums[mid]>target){
        binarySearch(nums, left, mid-1, target, arr);
    }else{
        arr[0]=mid;
        arr[1]=mid;
 
        //handle duplicates - left
        var t1 = mid;
        while(t1 >left && nums[t1]==nums[t1-1]){
            t1--;
            arr[0]=t1;
        }
 
        //handle duplicates - right
        var t2 = mid;
        while(t2 < right&& nums[t2]==nums[t2+1]){
            t2++;
            arr[1]=t2;
        }
        return;
    }
}

console.log(searchRange([2,2,2,3,4,4,8,8,8,9], 8));