Practice - Complexity of Insert
Practice Questions
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What is the time complexity for inserting an element into a max heap?
💡 Hint: Think about the height of the tree and how a balanced tree behaves.
Explain why the maximum value in a max heap is always at the root.
💡 Hint: Consider what would happen if this property didn't hold.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the time complexity for inserting a node in a binary max heap?
💡 Hint: Consider how many levels you traverse.
True or False: In a max heap, the root node is always the smallest element.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of a max heap.
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Challenge Problems
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Construct a max heap from the array [10, 15, 30, 5, 20, 25, 35] using the bottom-up heapify method. Illustrate each step.
💡 Hint: Focus on how each parent compares to its children and adjust accordingly.
Explain how using an array representation for heaps improves access and manipulation of nodes compared to a traditional tree structure.
💡 Hint: Consider the arithmetic relationship between indices for parent and children.
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