Consider the following rooted tree with the vertex labeled P as the root: The…
2014
Consider the following rooted tree with the vertex labeled P as the root:

The order in which the nodes are visited during an in-order traversal of the tree is
- A.
SQPTRWUV
- B.
SQPTUWRV
- C.
SQPTWUVR
- D.
SQPTRUWV
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Correct answer: A
Key insight: in-order traversal visits the left subtree, then the node itself, then the right subtree (apply recursively).
Traverse the left subtree of P (rooted at Q):
Q's left subtree is S, so visit S first.
Then visit Q.
Visit the root P.
Traverse the right subtree of P (rooted at R):
Visit R's left subtree: T (visit T).
Visit R.
Traverse R's right subtree (rooted at U):
Visit U's left subtree: W (visit W).
Visit U.
Visit U's right subtree: V (visit V).
Combine the visited nodes in order to get: S Q P T R W U V, which corresponds to the sequence SQPTRWUV.
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