When we perform the operation search(14) on the binary search tree shown below, what are the keys in the nodes examined during the search (in order they are examined)?

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A binary search tree (BST) property: at each node compare the search key k with the node’s key v; if k = v you stop, if k < v go to the left child, if k > v go to the right child. Use that rule starting from the root. 1) Relevant concepts - BST invariant (left subtree keys < node key < right subtree keys). - Search begins at the root and follows comparisons to left or right child until key is found or a null child is reached. 2) Step-by-step reasoning and comparisons - Start at the root with key 17. - Compare 14 to 17: 14 < 17, so go to the left child. - Nodes examined so far: 17. - At the left child with key 6: - Compare 14 to 6: 14 > 6, so go to the right child. - Nodes examined so far: 17, 6. - At that right child with key 11: - Compare 14 to 11: 14 > 11, so go to the right child. - Nodes examined so far: 17, 6, 11. - At the right child of 11 with key 14: - Compare 14 to 14: equal, found the node. - Nodes examined (final): 17, 6, 11, 14. 3) Intermediate “calculations” (comparisons shown) - 14 < 17 → left - 14 > 6 → right - 14 > 11 → right - 14 = 14 → found 4) Why the correct answer is correct These comparisons follow the BST search rule; each decision uniquely determines the next node, yielding the exact examined sequence 17 → 6 → 11 → 14. 5) Why other options are incorrect - “The only node examined is 14”: wrong because search always starts at the root and requires comparisons down the tree. - “First key 4, then 6, then 9, then 11, then 14”: visiting 4 first would require going left from 17, but 14 < 17 so left is correct, yet 4 < 6 and 14 > 6 so we go right from 6, not left to 4; also 9 is the left child of 11, but 14 > 11 so we go right to 14, not to 9. - “First key 9, then 14”: 9 is reached from 11’s left child; however 14 > 11 so the search goes to 11’s right child (14), not to 9. 6) Conclusion The nodes examined in order are 17, then 6, then 11, then 14 — which matches the provided correct answer.

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