Question: Suppose we implement the median of three routine as follows: Find the median of a[left], a[center], a[right], and swap it with a[right]. Proceed with the

Suppose we implement the median of three routine as follows: Find the median of a[left], a[center], a[right], and swap it with a[right]. Proceed with the normal partitioning step starting i at left and j at right-1 (instead of left+1 and right-2).
a. Suppose the input is 2, 3, 4, . . . , N −1,N, 1. For this input, what is the running time of this version of quicksort?
b. Suppose the input is in reverse order. For this input, what is the running time of this version of quicksort?

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