In the Textbook, We Determined That the Merge Method Requires

question 79

Multiple Choice

In the textbook, we determined that the merge method requires a total of 5n visits. We found that the number of visits required to sort an array of n elements is T(n) = T(n / 2) + T(n / 2) + 5n. What does T(n / 2) describe?

• A) the total number of visits to merge sort an array of n elements
• B) half the number of visits to merge sort an array of n elements
• C) the total number of visits to merge sort an array of n / 2 elements
• D) half the number of visits to merge sort an array of n / 2 elements

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