Why is the brute-force approach less ideal here?

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Question

Why is the brute-force approach less ideal here?

Option A — Correct answer

It tries too many subsets and then filters invalid ones.

Option B

It is always constant time

Option C

It avoids all repeated states

Option D

It works only on trees

Explanation

It tries too many subsets and then filters invalid ones.

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