Practice Inserting Values Into A Heap (36.6) - Priority queues and heaps - Part A
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Inserting values into a heap

Practice - Inserting values into a heap

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a heap?

💡 Hint: Think about its structure and value properties.

Question 2 Easy

What does the max heap property state?

💡 Hint: Remember the comparison between parents and children in a tree.

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Question 1

What is the worst-case time complexity for inserting a value into a heap?

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

💡 Hint: Think about the height of the heap.

Question 2

In a max heap, a parent node can have a value less than its children.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the definition of the max heap property.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given the following sequence of insertions into an empty max heap: 15, 25, 10, 30, 20 - show the structure of the heap after each insertion.

💡 Hint: Visualize how max heaps rearrange after each new addition.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain why the insertion of a new node could lead to multiple swaps. Provide a scenario demonstrating this.

💡 Hint: Consider the relationships in the tree and the value comparisons.

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