How can you change the selection sort algorithm

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1. Why do we need the temp variable in the swap method? What would happen if you simply assigned a[i] to a[j] and a[j] to a[i]?

2. What steps does the selection sort algorithm go through to sort the sequence 6 5 4 3 2 1?

3. How can you change the selection sort algorithm so that it sorts the elements in descending order (that is, with the largest element at the beginning of the array)?

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