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If you are given two traversal sequences, can you construct the binary tree?

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It depends on what traversals are given. If one of the traversal methods is Inorder then the tree can be constructed, otherwise not.

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Therefore, following combination can uniquely identify a tree.

  • Inorder and Preorder. 
  • Inorder and Postorder. 
  • Inorder and Level-order. 

And following do not. 

  • Postorder and Preorder. 
  • Preorder and Level-order. 
  • Postorder and Level-order. 

For example, Preorder, Level-order and Postorder traversals are same for the trees given in above diagram. 

  • Preorder Traversal = AB 
  • Postorder Traversal = BA 
  • Level-Order Traversal = AB 

So, even if three of them (Pre, Post and Level) are given, the tree can not be constructed.


Last Updated : 15 Jun, 2022
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