Add find_unique_number algorithm to bit manipulation (#12654)

* Add find_unique_number algorithm to bit manipulation

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def find_unique_number(arr: list[int]) -> int:
"""
Given a list of integers where every element appears twice except for one,
this function returns the element that appears only once using bitwise XOR.
>>> find_unique_number([1, 1, 2, 2, 3])
3
>>> find_unique_number([4, 5, 4, 6, 6])
5
>>> find_unique_number([7])
7
>>> find_unique_number([10, 20, 10])
20
>>> find_unique_number([])
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: input list must not be empty
>>> find_unique_number([1, 'a', 1])
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: all elements must be integers
"""
if not arr:
raise ValueError("input list must not be empty")
if not all(isinstance(x, int) for x in arr):
raise TypeError("all elements must be integers")
result = 0
for num in arr:
result ^= num
return result
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()