Discrete Mathematics with Graph Theory (Classic Version) (3rd Edition) (Pearson Modern Classics for Advanced Mathematics Series)
Discrete Mathematics with Graph Theory (Classic Version) (3rd Edition) (Pearson Modern Classics for Advanced Mathematics Series)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134689555
Author: Edgar Goodaire, Michael Parmenter
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8.3, Problem 4E

(a)

To determine

The sequence of steps in a binary search to x = 2 in the list 1, 2, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9. How many times is x compared with an element in the list. How many times would it be compared with an element in the list if we employed a linear search a ternary, rather than a binary search.

(b)

To determine

The sequence of steps in a binary search to x = 2 in the list 1, 2, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9. How many times is x compared with an element in the list. How many times would it be compared with an element in the list if we employed a linear search a ternary, rather than a binary search.

(c)

To determine

The sequence of steps in a binary search to x = 2 in the list 1, 2, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9. How many times is x compared with an element in the list. How many times would it be compared with an element in the list if we employed a linear search a ternary, rather than a binary search.

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Discrete Mathematics with Graph Theory (Classic Version) (3rd Edition) (Pearson Modern Classics for Advanced Mathematics Series)

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