9.3.3 - Invalid Heap Example
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Define a max heap.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between parents and children in a tree.
What is the structural property of a heap?
💡 Hint: How do nodes fill up in a perfect binary tree?
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What is a max heap?
💡 Hint: Focus on the relationship between parent and child values.
True or False: Heaps can have missing nodes in their structure.
💡 Hint: Recall what defines a complete binary tree.
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Given a sequence of values [40, 30, 20, 10, 50], create a max heap. Then demonstrate the insert operation by adding a new value of 35.
💡 Hint: Remember the insertion order for heaps.
Design a tree structure that violates max heap property and then explain how to fix it. Provide the new correct structure.
💡 Hint: Use the bubble-up mechanism to reestablish the max heap property.
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