Practice Key Concepts And Challenges In Complexity Analysis (8.7.1)

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Question 1.
What is the time complexity of finding the maximum in an array?
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Think about how you check each element.
Question 2.
Explain what a recursive algorithm is in one sentence.
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Consider examples like the Towers of Hanoi.
3Question 3.
What is the time complexity of finding the maximum value in an array?
- O(log n)
- O(n)
- O(n²)
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Think about how many times you visit each array element.
4Question 4.
True or False: The Towers of Hanoi has a time complexity of O(n!).
- True
- False
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Remember the nature of its recursive calls.
Question 5.
Design a recursive algorithm that counts the number of times a given number appears in a list.
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Use base cases wisely!
Question 6.
Given a matrix multiplication algorithm, find the time complexity for multiplying two matrices of size n x n.
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Visualize the multiplication process!

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