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Prove that any binary search algorithm on a sorted array of size n that uses only key comparisons must require at least omega (log n) comparisons in the worst case.

Prove that any binary search algorithm on a sorted array of size n that uses only key comparisons must require at least omega (log n) comparisons in the worst case.


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