Algorithm for insertion and merge sort
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Suppose that we compare the insertion sort method with the merge sort method in the same computer.
For entries of size n, the classification with insertion requires 8n^2 steps, while classification with merge requires 64n*lg(n) steps. For which values of n, does insertion sort method outclass the merge sort method? Please explain.
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Suppose that we compare the insertion sort method with the merge sort method in the same computer. For entries of size n, the classification with insertion requires 8n2 steps, while ...
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