Practice Binary Search Demonstration (13.1.5) - Arrays vs lists, binary search - Part B
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Binary Search Demonstration

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Question 1 Easy

What is linear search? Provide a simple example.

💡 Hint: Think of how many elements it checks.

Question 2 Easy

What is the time complexity of binary search?

💡 Hint: Relate it to how many times you can halve a number.

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Question 1

What is the average time complexity of binary search?

O(n)
O(log n)
O(n log n)

💡 Hint: Consider how many times you can halve the size of the list.

Question 2

True or False: Linear search is faster than binary search.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how many comparisons each requires.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a sorted array, write a Python function that finds the index of a target using binary search, but also handles cases where the array is empty.

💡 Hint: Start by checking if the array is empty up front!

Challenge 2 Hard

How would you modify the binary search algorithm to count how many times an element appears in a sorted array?

💡 Hint: Think of running two additional searches after finding the element.

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