Solved: Exercises 28–35 refer to selection sort, which is

Chapter 11, Problem 35E

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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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