The Merge Sort Algorithm

question 5

Multiple Choice

The merge sort algorithm:

• A) Can be used only on vectors of even length.
• B) Works by reducing vectors down to the base case of a two-element vector.
• C) Works by merging two sorted vectors into one larger sorted vector.
• D) Cannot be implemented recursively.

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