7.1 - Operations of Union-Find Data Structure
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Practice Questions
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What are the three main operations of the Union-Find data structure?
💡 Hint: Think of the operations as initializing, discovering, and merging.
What is path compression in Union-Find?
💡 Hint: It's about making paths shorter.
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What operation does Union-Find use to initialize single element partitions?
💡 Hint: Think about how we start the groups.
True or False: The union operation combines two partitions into one.
💡 Hint: Consider what merging means.
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Given a series of union operations on elements, demonstrate the state of the Union-Find structure at each step and compute the resulting sizes of components.
💡 Hint: Map out each element and ensure to reflect on which joins which component.
Implement a simple Union-Find structure with path compression and demonstrate it using a few find and union operations, explaining the changes in structure.
💡 Hint: Keep track of the structures before and after each operation!
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