10.4 - Building a Heap
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Practice Questions
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What is the maximum value in a max heap, and where is it located?
💡 Hint: Think about where the largest element would be in a hierarchical structure.
Explain the bubble up operation when inserting into a heap.
💡 Hint: Focus on the relationship between a node and its parent.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the time complexity of inserting an element into a max heap?
💡 Hint: Consider the structure of heaps and how deep the tree can get.
True or False: In a min heap, the maximum element is found at the root.
💡 Hint: Think about the properties of both max heaps and min heaps.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the values [7, 6, 5, 10, 14, 3, 9], build a max heap and show the resulting array representation.
💡 Hint: Use the bottom-up method for efficient heap building.
Consider a heap tree structure with nodes 5, 15, 10. If we insert 20 and then delete the maximum, what are the resulting elements in the heap?
💡 Hint: Remember to restore the heap property after every operation.
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