7.5 - Merging Components
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Practice Questions
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What does the union operation do in the union-find data structure?
💡 Hint: Think about how groups combine.
What is the purpose of the find operation?
💡 Hint: This is like checking which group someone is in.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the time complexity of the find operation with path compression?
💡 Hint: Think about how the tree structure changes.
True or False: The union operation can be performed in constant time.
💡 Hint: Consider what the union operation entails.
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Implement your own union-find structure in Python that supports union, find, and path compression. Analyze the time taken for a large number of operations.
💡 Hint: Focus on implementing proper data structures and optimizing for find operations.
Create a visualization of union-find operations showing how paths change with path compression.
💡 Hint: Detail the process and highlight the differences before and after path compression.
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