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A linear search looks for 90 in [72, 85, 64, 90, 58]. How many checks does it need?
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A linear search looks for in [72, 85, 64, 90, 58]. How many checks does it need?
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Count the items that are looked at, up to and including the one that is found.
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The checks are , , and then . The search stops at the fourth item.
Answer: checks.
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