Practice Deletion In A Search Tree (16.2) - Insertion in a Search Tree

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Question 1.
What is a leaf node?
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Think about the structure of the tree.
Question 2.
How do you delete a leaf node?
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What happens to the parent's pointer?
3Question 3.
What happens when you delete a leaf node?
- It falls off the tree
- It remains in the tree
- The tree becomes unbalanced
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Remember what a leaf is in relation to the tree.
4Question 4.
Deleting a node with one child requires promoting the child. True or False?
- True
- False
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Think about the relationship between the node and its child.
Question 5.
You are given a binary search tree. Explain in detail how you would delete a node with both children.
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Remember the steps involved in replacing a node with two children.
Question 6.
Design a function that efficiently deletes a node from a binary search tree. Describe how you would handle all possible cases.
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Break down the process of deletion based on node characteristics.

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