Consider the following array.

23

32

45

69

72

73

89

97

Which algorithm out of the following options uses the least number of comparisons (among the array elements) to sort above array in ascending order?

A binary search tree T contains n distinct elements. What is the time complexity of picking an element in T that is smaller than the maximum element in T?

Consider the following recurrence relation.

$$T(n) = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {T(n/2) + T(2n/5) + 7n \ \ \ if\ n > 0}\\ {1\ \ \ \ \ \ \ if\ n = 0} \end{array}} \right.$$

Which one of the following option is correct?

Define R_n to be the maximum amount earned by cutting a rod of length n meters into one or more pieces of integer length and selling them. For i > 0, let p[i] denotes the selling price of a rod whose length is i meters. Consider the array of prices:

p[1] = 1, p[2] = 5, p[3] = 8, p[4] = 9, p[5] = 10, p[6] = 17, p[7] = 18

Which of the following statements is/are correct about R₇?