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This approach involves breaking down the problem into smaller subproblems. Each subproblem is solved independently, and the solutions to these subproblems are combined to solve the original problem. This is typically implemented through recursive functions.
Time Complexity: O(n log n) due to the divide and conquer methodology where the problem is divided into two halves.
Space Complexity: O(log n) due to the recursive stack depth.
1public class DivideAndConquer {
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3 public static void solveSubProblem(int[] data, int start, int end) {
4 if (start >= end) return;
5 int mid = (start + end) / 2;
6 solveSubProblem(data, start, mid);
7 solveSubProblem(data, mid + 1, end);
8 // Combine results
9 ...
10 }
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12 public static void divideAndConquer(int[] data) {
13 solveSubProblem(data, 0, data.length - 1);
14 }
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16 public static void main(String[] args) {
17 int[] data = { /* Your data here */ };
18 divideAndConquer(data);
19 }
20}The Java implementation employs a recursive function solveSubProblem which continues to divide the array until the base case is met (start >= end). It then recombines solutions from the subproblems to construct the whole solution.
This approach avoids recursion by iteratively solving subproblems. It may use data structures as stacks or queues to keep track of subproblems, or directly manipulate indices to iterate over sections of the data.
Time Complexity: O(n), if the problem can be iteratively solved in linear time.
Space Complexity: O(1), if no extra storage apart from input data is used.
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Python's solve_iteratively function embodies the iteration process to systematically handle each segment of the data, suitable for contexts where recursion might be too memory-intensive.