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Chapter 3 Problem 3.8

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The following routine removes the first half of the list passed as a parameter:public static void removeFirstHalf( List> lst ){int theSize = lst.size( ) / 2;for( int i = 0; i < theSize; i++ )lst.remove( 0 );}a. Why is theSize saved prior to entering the for loop?b. What is the running time of removeFirstHalf if lst is an ArrayList?c. What is the running time of removeFirstHalf if lst is a LinkedList?d. Does using an iterator make removeHalf faster for either type of List?

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The first step in solving 3 problem number 8 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: The following routine removes the first half of the list passed as a parameter:public static void removeFirstHalf( List&gt; lst ){int theSize = lst.size( ) / 2;for( int i = 0; i &lt; theSize; i++ )lst.remove( 0 );}a. Why is theSize saved prior to entering the for loop?b. What is the running time of removeFirstHalf if lst is an ArrayList?c. What is the running time of removeFirstHalf if lst is a LinkedList?d. Does using an iterator make removeHalf faster for either type of List?
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Title Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Java 3 
Author Mark A. Weiss
ISBN 9780132576277

The following routine removes the first half of the list passed as a parameter:public

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