#include <iostream> using namespace std; // Function to merge two sorted halves of the array into a single sorted array. void merge(int arr[], int left, int mid, int right) { int n1 = mid - left + 1; int n2 = right - mid; //temporary arrays int leftArr[n1], rightArr[n2]; //copy data to temporary arrays for (int i = 0; i < n1; i++) leftArr[i] = arr[left + i]; for (int j = 0; j < n2; j++) rightArr[j] = arr[mid + 1 + j]; //merge temporary arrays back into arr[left..right] int i = 0, j = 0, k = left; while (i < n1 && j < n2) { if (leftArr[i] <= rightArr[j]) { arr[k] = leftArr[i]; i++; } else { arr[k] = rightArr[j]; j++; } k++; } //copy the remaining elements of leftArr[], if any while (i < n1) { arr[k] = leftArr[i]; i++; k++; } //copy the remaining elements of rightArr[], if any while (j < n2) { arr[k] = rightArr[j]; j++; k++; } } // Function to recursively divide the array and merge the sorted halves. void mergeSort(int arr[], int left, int right) { if (left < right) { int mid = left + (right - left) / 2; //sort first and second halves mergeSort(arr, left, mid); mergeSort(arr, mid + 1, right); //merge the sorted halves merge(arr, left, mid, right); } } // Function to initiate the merge sort process. void processMergeSort(int arr[], int n) { if (n > 1) { mergeSort(arr, 0, n - 1); } } void displayArray(int arr[], int n) { for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { cout << arr[i] << " "; } cout << endl; } // Function to dynamically allocate an array and fill it with random values. void fillDynamicArrayWithRandomValues(int** arr, int* n) { cout << "Enter the size of the array: "; cin >> *n; *arr = new int[*n]; srand(time(0)); // Seed for random number generation for (int i = 0; i < *n; i++) { (*arr)[i] = rand() % 1000; // Fill with random numbers between 0 and 999 } } int main() { int* arr; int n; fillDynamicArrayWithRandomValues(&arr, &n); cout << "Unsorted array: "; displayArray(arr, n); processMergeSort(arr, n); cout << "Sorted array: "; displayArray(arr, n); delete[] arr; // Deallocate dynamically allocated memory return 0; }