9.4.2 - Maintaining Heap Properties
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What are the two main properties of a heap?
💡 Hint: Think about how the tree is structured and how the values are arranged.
Explain what happens when you insert an element into a heap.
💡 Hint: Focus on the order of insertion.
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What is the primary use of a heap?
💡 Hint: Recall how jobs are prioritized.
In a max heap, the value of a parent node is always ____ its child nodes.
💡 Hint: Think about the structure maintained in heaps.
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Given a series of insertions: 7, 5, 12, 10, construct the heap and explain each step.
💡 Hint: Build the max heap step by step, ensuring you bubble up where needed.
Explain why heaps achieve O(log N) time complexity for insertion and deletion operations.
💡 Hint: Think about the structure of trees and how many levels there are.
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