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What is the worst-case scenario for binary search?a.The target element is in the middle of the array.b.The target element is not present in the array.c.The target element is the last element of the array.d.The target element is the first element of the array.

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What is the worst-case scenario for binary search?a.The target element is in the middle of the array.b.The target element is not present in the array.c.The target element is the last element of the array.d.The target element is the first element of the array.

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The worst-case scenario for binary search is when the target element is not present in the array.

Here's why:

  1. Binary search works by dividing the array in half and determining which half of the array the target value is in. This process is repeated on the selected half until the target value is found or until there are no more elements left to search.

  2. If the target element is in the middle of the array, it will be found in the first step, so this is the best-case scenario.

  3. If the target element is the first or last element of the array, it will be found after log(n) steps where n is the number of elements in the array. This is because with each step, binary search reduces the number of elements to be searched by half. So, these scenarios are not the worst-case.

  4. The worst-case scenario is when the target element is not present in the array. In this case, binary search will have to

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