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_____________ comparisons  are necessary in the worst case  to find both the maximum and minimum of n numbers.

a.

2n-2

b.

n + floor(log n) -2

c.

floor(3n/2) -2

d.

2 log n -2

Answer: (c).floor(3n/2) -2

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