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Median-of-5partitioning. Implement a quicksort based on partitioning on the median of a ra...

Median-of-5partitioning. Implement a quicksort based on partitioning on the median of a random sample of five items from the subarray. Put the items of the sample at the appropriate ends of the array so that only the median participates in partitioning. Run doubling tests to determine the effectiveness of the change, in comparison both to the standard algorithm and to median-of-3 partitioning (see the previous exercise). Extra credit: Devise a median-of-5 algorithm that uses fewer than seven compares on any input.

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Median-of-3 partitioning. Add median-of-3 partitioning to quicksort, as described in the text. Run doubling tests to determine the effectiveness of the change.

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 2.3