Subtree
Problem
You have two every large binary trees: T1, with millions of nodes, and T2, with hundreds of nodes. Create an algorithm to decide if T2 is a subtree of T1.
Example
T2 is a subtree of T1 in the following case:
1 3
/ \ /
T1 = 2 3 T2 = 4
/
4
T2 isn't a subtree of T1 in the following case:
1 3
/ \ \
T1 = 2 3 T2 = 4
/
4
Note
A tree T2 is a subtree of T1 if there exists a node n in T1 such that the subtree of n is identical to T2. That is, if you cut off the tree at node n, the two trees would be identical.