Solved: Exercises 28–35 refer to selection sort, which is
Chapter 11, Problem 35E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 35E
Exercises 28–35 refer to selection sort, which is another algorithm to arrange the items in an array in ascending order.
Consider applying selection sort to an array a[1], a[2], a[3], . . . , a[n].
a. How many times is the comparison in the if-then statement performed when a[1] is compared to each of a[2], a[3], . . . , a[n]?
b. How many times is the comparison in the if-then statement performed when a[2] is compared to each of a[3], a[4], . . . , a[n]?
c. How many times is the comparison in the if-then statement performed when a[k] is compared to each of a[k − 1], a[k + 2], . . . , a[n]?
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