Practice Recursive Nature Of Merge Sort (20.5.2) - Mergesort, analysis
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Recursive Nature of Merge Sort

Practice - Recursive Nature of Merge Sort

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the time complexity of the merge function?

💡 Hint: Think about how many operations you perform in merging.

Question 2 Easy

What happens if the lists are already sorted?

💡 Hint: Consider if the entire process changes if the lists are sorted.

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Question 1

What is the primary advantage of merge sort over insertion sort?

Less memory usage
Faster with larger lists
Simplicity of implementation

💡 Hint: Think about which sorting method can handle bigger sizes.

Question 2

True or False: Merge sort can operate on linked lists as well.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider where merge sort's strength lies.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Implement the merge sort algorithm in Python, and optimize it to reduce space complexities.

💡 Hint: Consider how you can merge without using extra space directly.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the benefits and trade-offs of using merge sort over quicksort for large datasets.

💡 Hint: Reflect on the stability and memory aspects of each algorithm.

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