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ISRO | ISRO CS 2008 | Question 75

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How many comparisons are needed to sort an array of length 5 if a straight selection sort is used and array is already in the opposite order?
(A) 1
(B) 5
(C) 10
(D) 20


Answer: (C)

Explanation: Consider the array: 5 4 3 2 1

1st iteration will compare 4 numbers with the 5
2nd iteration will compare 3 numbers with the 4
3rd iteration will compare 2 numbers with the 3
4th iteration i will compare 1 number with the 2

So, the total number of comparisons is 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10
It can be viewed as the sum of the sequence of the first (n-1) numbers starting by 1

S = ((1 + (n-1) )*(n-1) )/2
S = 10

Option (C) is correct.

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Last Updated : 13 Jun, 2018
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