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Unit 7 – ArrayList in AP Computer Science A
Topic 7.5
How does the linear search algorithm work?
It continuously divides the list into halves and compares the target element with the middle element.
It goes through the list element by element until the target element is found or determines it is not present.
It randomly picks elements from the list and compares them with the target element.
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