Find the ith largest number of numbers. (Use divide-and-conquer method)

Sure, for the problem of finding the ith largest number using divide-and-conquer method, we can follow the algorithm below:

1. Divide the given array of numbers into two halves.
2. Find the number of elements in the left half of the array.
3. If i is equal to the number of elements in the left half, then our answer is the maximum element in the left half.
4. If i is greater than the number of elements in the left half, then our answer lies in the right half of the array. We can recursively apply the above steps to the right half.
5. If i is less than the number of elements in the left half, then our answer lies in the left half of the array. We can recursively apply the above steps to the left half.

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