Practice - Handling Different Lengths of Lists
Practice Questions
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What is merge sort?
💡 Hint: Think about how we can break down the task.
Explain the merging process.
💡 Hint: Remember how we select items during the merging.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary advantage of merge sort over simpler sorting algorithms?
💡 Hint: Think about how it compares performance-wise.
True or False: Merge sort can only be used for equally sized lists.
💡 Hint: Consider how the merging works.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the lists [5, 10, 15] and [6, 7, 12, 20], manually merge these lists and describe each step.
💡 Hint: Keep track of the smallest elements as you go.
Analyze the time complexity of the merge sort algorithm and provide a detailed explanation based on its components.
💡 Hint: Consider how many times the list is split.
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