Merge Sort
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Implement recursive merge sort with a temporary array and print the sorted array.
Input
Line 1: n. Line 2: n integers.
Output
One line.
Example
Input
7 38 27 43 3 9 82 10
Output
3 9 10 27 38 43 82
Editor
C
Hints
Sort each half, then merge them into tmp and copy back.
Solution explanation
Merge sort is always O(n log n) and stable.
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#include <stdio.h>
int tmp[100];
void merge_sort(int *a, int lo, int hi) {
if (lo >= hi) return;
int mid = (lo + hi) / 2;
merge_sort(a, lo, mid);
merge_sort(a, mid + 1, hi);
int i = lo, j = mid + 1, k = lo;
while (i <= mid && j <= hi) {
if (a[i] <= a[j]) { tmp[k] = a[i]; i++; }
else { tmp[k] = a[j]; j++; }
k++;
}
while (i <= mid) { tmp[k] = a[i]; i++; k++; }
while (j <= hi) { tmp[k] = a[j]; j++; k++; }
for (k = lo; k <= hi; k++) a[k] = tmp[k];
}
int main() {
int n, a[100];
scanf("%d", &n);
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) scanf("%d", &a[i]);
merge_sort(a, 0, n - 1);
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) printf("%d%s", a[i], i < n - 1 ? " " : "\n");
return 0;
}