Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Algorithms - Exercises - Page 202: 18

Answer

procedure smallest ($a_1, a_2, a_3, ... a_n:$ set of integers) smallest $ := 1$ for $i:=2$ to $n$ $\space\space\space$$\space\space\space$ if $a_i\le a_{smallest}$ then smallest $:=i$ return smallest

Work Step by Step

This algorithm attempts to find the last occurrence of the smallest element. Notice that we achieve this by having a less than or equal. Any later occurrences of the smallest element would pass the condition and the index would be updated accordingly.
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