The binary search algorithm
A) cannot be used to search an array that is not sorted
B) does twice as much work as sequential search on the average case
C) must be written using recursion
D) is slower than sequential search when the item being searched for is not in the array

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Binary search algorithm requires that the array must be sorted in order to work effectively. If the array is not sorted, the algorithm would not give accurate results.

The Binary Search Algorithm