for every node , store a struct , such that it has parent and grand parent.
store this node as key and value as struct in hash table.

-rahul

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Rohit Saraf <[email protected]>wrote:

> even simpler.. and lesser space.
>
> just store in an array the link to all nodes on the tree..
> Checking grandparent/parent normally after reaching the node is constant
> time.
>
> -Rohit
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 9:46 PM, saurabh gupta <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> @Manisha can u pls elaborate, ith node index lies in a range ?
>>
>> extending Bijlwan's solution,
>> node numbering on each new level begins by multiplying the index of the
>> leftmost node in previous level by 2^k and then in incrementing it by one.
>> and while one checks one shifts by k.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Manisha <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> One possible soln is:
>>> Store the k ary- tree nodes in an array such that child of the ith
>>> node lies in index range from (k*i -1) to (k*i + k -2)  range. This
>>> way child and grandchild index and corresponding items can be found in
>>> constant time.
>>>
>>> On Feb 5, 8:47 pm, Anurag Bhatia <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > @Nirmal: Did you find a solution as yet?
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Nirmal <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > > I found this problem in one of the interview form, that it is
>>> interesting to
>>> > > discuss
>>> >
>>> > > Problem :
>>> >
>>> > > There are two nodes given in a tree(not binary tree). Find whether
>>> one node
>>> > > is parent/grand parent of other.
>>> > > order should be O(1).
>>> >
>>> > > You are allowed to do any amount of preprocessing ....
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