Find the th largest number of numbers. (Use divide-and-conquer method)
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Sure, I'd be happy to help you with that! To find the th largest number of a list of numbers using divide-and-conquer method, you can follow these steps:
1. Divide the list into two sub-lists: one with numbers greater than or equal to a pivot number, and one with numbers less than the pivot number.
2. Recursively repeat step 1 on the sub-list that contains the number you're looking for until you've found it.
3. If the length of the sub-list you're currently searching is less than or equal to the value of t, then return the largest number in that sub-list.
Do you have any specific list of numbers you would like me to work with or would you like more clarification on any of these steps?
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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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