12.5 - Graphical Representation of Inversions
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Practice Questions
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Define what an inversion is.
💡 Hint: Think about two people's different preferences.
What is the time complexity of a brute-force method to count inversions?
💡 Hint: Consider how many comparisons are made.
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What is an inversion?
💡 Hint: Recall the definition we discussed.
True or False: The brute force method is the most efficient way to count inversions.
💡 Hint: Think about the performance of the two methods.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the array [10, 20, 30, 40], if a new number '25' is added, how many inversions are created?
💡 Hint: Check the new number against existing numbers to see if they form inversions.
Using your knowledge of merge sort, detail the steps to count inversions for the array [7, 5, 6, 4].
💡 Hint: Break down the problem and count during each merge step.
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