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Symmetric pairs in array
In this program we will be finding symmetric pairs in an array in Python.Two pairs (a, b) and (c, d) are said to be symmetric if c is equal to b and a is equal to d.The input here is array containing pairs of elements and the output is symmetric pairs
Example : arr=[[5,7],[19,22],[13,15],[22,19],[7,5]]
[5,7],[7,5] and [19,22],[22,19] are symmetric pairs
[5,7] and [19,22] have symmetric pair


Approach: Finding symmetric pairs in an array in Python
The solution used here is hashing.The first element of pair is used as key and the second element is used as the value. The idea is to traverse all pairs one after other. For every pair, check if its second element is present in the hash table. If yes, then compare the first element with the value of the matched entry of the hash table. If the value and the first element match, then we have found the symmetric pairs. Else, insert the first element as a key and second element as value.
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