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+function findRotationPoint(xs: Array<string>): number {
+  // Find the rotation point in the vector.
+  let beg = 0;
+  let end = xs.length - 1;
+
+  while (beg != end) {
+    let mid = beg + Math.floor((end - beg) / 2);
+
+    if (beg === mid) {
+      return xs[beg] < xs[end] ? beg : end;
+    }
+
+    if (xs[end] <= xs[mid]) {
+      beg = mid;
+      end = end;
+    } else {
+      beg = beg;
+      end = mid;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return beg;
+}
+
+// Tests
+let desc;
+let actual;
+let expected;
+
+desc = "small array one";
+actual = findRotationPoint(["cape", "cake"]);
+expected = 1;
+assertEquals(actual, expected, desc);
+
+desc = "small array two";
+actual = findRotationPoint(["cake", "cape"]);
+expected = 0;
+assertEquals(actual, expected, desc);
+
+desc = "medium array";
+actual = findRotationPoint(["grape", "orange", "plum", "radish", "apple"]);
+expected = 4;
+assertEquals(actual, expected, desc);
+
+desc = "large array";
+actual = findRotationPoint([
+  "ptolemaic",
+  "retrograde",
+  "supplant",
+  "undulate",
+  "xenoepist",
+  "asymptote",
+  "babka",
+  "banoffee",
+  "engender",
+  "karpatka",
+  "othellolagkage"
+]);
+expected = 5;
+assertEquals(actual, expected, desc);
+
+function assertEquals(a, b, desc) {
+  if (a === b) {
+    console.log(`${desc} ... PASS`);
+  } else {
+    console.log(`${desc} ... FAIL: ${a} != ${b}`);
+  }
+}