Practice List Difference (20.4.3) - Mergesort, analysis - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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List Difference

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Question 1 Easy

What is the time complexity of merge sort?

💡 Hint: Think about how the list is divided and merged.

Question 2 Easy

Define the merge function.

💡 Hint: Consider how two lists can be merged while maintaining order.

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Question 1

What is the time complexity of merge sort?

O(n)
O(n log n)
O(n^2)

💡 Hint: Think about how many times the list divides.

Question 2

True or False: The merge function can perform the intersection of two lists by its structure.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on how merging works when elements are equal.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a merge sort algorithm function that efficiently sorts a list and returns the sorted list.

💡 Hint: Remember to merge in sorted order.

Challenge 2 Hard

Write code that takes two sorted lists of integers and returns their list difference using the merge function.

💡 Hint: Focus on the elements of A that do not appear in B.

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