Checking if a Binary Tree is Full: A Hint

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This discussion focuses on developing an algorithm to determine if a binary tree is full. A binary tree is classified as full if every node is either a leaf or has two children. The recommended approach involves a recursive traversal of the tree, where for each node, the logical expression (IsLeaf OR HasTwoChildren) is computed, and all results are combined using the AND operator. This method ensures a comprehensive check of the tree's structure.

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Hello! (Smile)

I want to write an algorithm, that checks if a binary tree is full or not.

Could you give me a hint how I could do this? (Thinking)
 
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evinda said:
Hello! (Smile)

I want to write an algorithm, that checks if a binary tree is full or not.

Could you give me a hint how I could do this? (Thinking)

If every node is either a leaf, or has two children, then it's a full tree. So traverse the tree recursively, and for each node, compute the logical expression (IsLeaf OR HasTwoChildren), then AND all the results together.
 

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