Consider n chords on a circle, each defined by its endpoints. Describe an O(n lg n)- time

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Consider n chords on a circle, each defined by its endpoints. Describe an O(n lg n)- time algorithm to determine the number of pairs of chords that intersect inside the circle. (For example, if the n chords are all diameters that meet at the center, then the correct answer is (n2).) Assume that no two chords share an endpoint.

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Introduction to Algorithms

ISBN: 978-0262033848

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest

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