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Open in CourseQuiz: Light Edge Bound
Why O(log n)?
Check Your Understanding
Why are there at most O(log n) light edges on any path to the root?
- A.Because the tree is balanced
- B.Because we remove half the nodes each step
- C.Because heavy chains have logarithmic length
- D.Because each light edge at least doubles the subtree size