Practice Recursive Insert Case - 16.3 | 16. Insertion in a Search Tree | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 2
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Recursive Insert Case

16.3 - Recursive Insert Case

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What should you do if you want to insert a value into an empty search tree?

💡 Hint: Think about what the starting point of a tree might be.

Question 2 Easy

Can you insert a duplicate value into a search tree?

💡 Hint: Consider how duplicates might affect order.

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Question 1

What should you do when inserting a value that is already present in the tree?

Insert it again
Ignore the insertion
Replace the existing value

💡 Hint: Think about how a duplicate might affect the tree structure.

Question 2

True or False: Inserting into an empty search tree requires creating a new root node.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the definition of what a tree's root is.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given the following tree with values [15, 10, 20, 8, 12, 18, 25], what will it look like after inserting the value 17?

💡 Hint: Draw the tree and visualize the path driven by comparisons.

Challenge 2 Hard

If you have a skewed tree where every node only has a right child, what would the structure look like after inserting the value that should be its left child?

💡 Hint: Consider how balancing might take effect in real scenarios.

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