Practice Deleting a Node with Two Children - 16.2.3 | 16. Insertion in a Search Tree | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 2
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Question 1

Easy

What is the first step in deleting a node from a binary search tree?

💡 Hint: Think about how we select a node to delete based on its value.

Question 2

Easy

What do we call the node with the maximum value in the left subtree?

💡 Hint: Remember the positions of nodes around the targeted node.

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Question 1

What is the first step in deleting a node in a binary search tree?

  • Replace the node
  • Identify the node
  • Remove the node

💡 Hint: Focus on the value of the node when thinking of deletion.

Question 2

True or False: The predecessor is the largest node in the right subtree.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember how the subtree structures are defined.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a binary search tree with nodes 20, 15, 25, 10, 5, what would the tree look like if you delete the node with the value 15, replacing it with its predecessor?

💡 Hint: Visualize the tree structure to help you understand the positions.

Question 2

How would deleting node 25 impact a tree containing nodes 10, 20, 25, and 30 where 25 has two children?

💡 Hint: Think about how the ordering of numbers changes with the deletion.

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