
Min-max in array
Given an array v of n numbers, where n=2k, k>0 be a natural number, find the minimum and maximum element in v. There are no assumptions regarding the orders of the elements of v. A basic iterative approach would require 2(n-1) comparisons (n-1 comparisons to find the minimum and n-1 comparisons to find the maximum). However, your program MUST perform at most 3/2n-1 comparisons. Difficulty: … Continue reading Min-max in array