Practice - Algorithmic Aspects of Merging
Practice Questions
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What is the worst-case time complexity of the merge sort algorithm?
💡 Hint: Consider how many times the list is divided.
How does merge sort utilize the divide-and-conquer strategy?
💡 Hint: Think about the steps involved in the sorting process.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary benefit of using merge sort over simpler sorting algorithms?
💡 Hint: Think about performance with larger data.
True or False: Merge sort can sort a list that is already sorted in O(n) time.
💡 Hint: Consider the algorithm's mechanics.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the following unsorted list: [38, 27, 43, 3, 9, 82, 10], demonstrate how the merge sort would work step-by-step.
💡 Hint: Start by breaking the list down completely.
Implement the merge function in Python that takes two sorted lists and returns a new sorted list.
💡 Hint: Think about how to append elements from both lists based on comparison.
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