Practice Find Operation Complexity - 7.8 | 7. Union-Find Data Structure Using Pointers | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 2
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the time complexity of the find operation in an array-based implementation?

💡 Hint: Think about how quickly you can retrieve the component.

Question 2

Easy

What does the make operation in a union-find data structure do?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to each element initially.

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Question 1

What is the amortized time complexity for union operations in a pointer-based union-find?

  • O(1)
  • O(log n)
  • O(n)

💡 Hint: Think about how unions are formed in the data structure.

Question 2

True or False: The find operation can be accomplished in constant time in a pointer-based implementation.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how trees are structured.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a union-find data structure with elements 1 through 10, perform a series of unions and a find operation. Calculate the time complexity for each operation based on the implementation type.

💡 Hint: Make note of unions performed and the resulting structure.

Question 2

Design a new optimization technique for union-find and compare it against path compression in terms of efficiency.

💡 Hint: Consider methods used in graph algorithms.

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