GATE | GATE-CS-2002 | Question 37

A weight-balanced tree is a binary tree in which for each node, the number of nodes in the left subtree is at least half and at most twice the number of nodes in the right subtree. The maximum possible height (number of nodes on the path from the root to the furthest leaf) of such a tree on n nodes is best described by which of the following?
(A) log₂ n
(B) log_4/3 n
(C) log₃ n
(D) log_3/2 n


Answer: (D)

Explanation:

See question 3 of https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/data-structures-and-algorithms-set-13/

This solution is contributed by Anil Saikrishna Devarasetty

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