The divide-and-conquer design paradigm 1. Divide the problem(instance) into subproblems 2. Conquer the subproblems by solving them recursively 3. Combine subproblem solutions Day 4 Introduction to Algorithms L3.2Day 4 Introduction to Algorithms L3.2 The divide-and-conquer design paradigm 1. Divide the problem (instance) into subproblems. 2. Conquer the subproblems by solving them recursively. 3. Combine subproblem solutions