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Binary Trees

Binary trees are an essential data structure in computer science and are widely used in various algorithms and applications. They provide a hierarchical structure to organize data, making it efficient to search, insert, and delete elements.

A binary tree consists of nodes, where each node can have at most two children: a left child and a right child. The topmost node in the tree is called the root node. Each child node in a binary tree can also be the root of its subtree, forming a recursive structure.

The structure of a binary tree facilitates efficient traversal algorithms like in-order, pre-order, and post-order traversals. These traversals can be used to perform various operations on the tree, such as searching for an element, inserting a new element, or deleting an existing element.

Here's an example of a binary tree implemented in Java:

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1public class BinaryTree {
2
3  private Node root;
4
5  private class Node {
6    int value;
7    Node left;
8    Node right;
9
10    public Node(int value) {
11      this.value = value;
12    }
13  }
14
15  // Tree operations
16}

In the above code, the BinaryTree class represents the binary tree, and the Node class represents each node in the tree. The Node class contains the value of the node and references to its left and right child nodes.

Feel free to replace the comment with your Java logic to implement various binary tree operations!

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