Quick Sort:
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Pseudocode of the partition is given below.

Algorithm partition (a, p, q)
Step 1: pivot = a[p];
Step 2: i = p-1 ; j=q+1;
Step 3: while (i<j)
Step 5: repeat
Step 6:

i = i + 1

Step 7: until a[i] >= pivot;
Step 8: repeat
Step 9:

j = j - 1

Step 10: until a[j] <= pivot;
Step 11: if (i < j) then
Step 12: swap (a[i], a[j]);
Step 13: return j

Algorithm quick-sort (a, p, q)

Step 1: if (p < q) {
Step 2: mid = partition(a,p,q);
Step 3: quick-sort (a, p, mid);
Step 4: quick-sort (a, mid+1, q);
  }
   
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