How does the linear search algorithm find the target value in its input?
- It divides the array into two halves and checks each half separately
- It jumps to a random location and checks if the element is present there
- It starts from the first element and compares each element one by one
- It uses a mathematical formula to calculate the position of the target element
The linear search algorithm finds the target value by starting from the first element of the array and comparing each element one by one until it either finds a match or reaches the end of the array. It is a straightforward and sequential search method, which means it has a worst-case time complexity of O(n), where 'n' is the number of elements in the array.
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