diff --git a/c++/Chapter 11/Chapter11_6_MD.cpp b/c++/Chapter 11/Chapter11_6_MD.cpp
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+// Program: Finding a number in a matrix ordered in ascendent order by row and by column;
+//
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+using namespace std;
+#define MAX_ELEMENTS 4
+
+int matrix[MAX_ELEMENTS][MAX_ELEMENTS] = {
+	{ 1, 5,   8, 11 },
+	{ 2, 7,  10, 13 },
+	{ 3, 9,  12, 15 },
+	{ 4, 11, 14, 17 } };
+
+bool findNumInMatrix(int matrix[MAX_ELEMENTS][MAX_ELEMENTS], int size, int x) {
+	int row = 0;
+	int column = size - 1;
+	while (row < size && column >= 0) {
+		int value = matrix[row][column];
+		if (value == x) {
+			return true; // found
+		}
+		//cout << "\t" << x;
+		if (value < x) {
+			++row; // try a row with greater values
+			//cout << " > " << value << " going to next row" << endl;
+		}
+		else if (value > x) {
+			--column; // try a column with minor values
+			//cout << " < " << value << " going to previous column" << endl;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+void evaluate(int values[], int length) {
+	for (int ind = 0; ind < length; ++ind)
+		cout << "Value \'" << values[ind] << "\': " <<
+		(findNumInMatrix(matrix, MAX_ELEMENTS, values[ind]) ? "Found" : "Not found") << endl;
+}
+
+int main() {
+	int values[6] = { 12, 17, 20, 0, 11, 4 };
+	evaluate(values, 6);
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/c++/Chapter 5/Question5_1-MD.cpp b/c++/Chapter 5/Question5_1-MD.cpp
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+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cctype>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+string toBinary(int n){
+	int bits = static_cast<int>(floor(log2(n)))+1;
+	string str(bits, '0');
+	for (int i = bits-1, j = 0; j < bits; --i, ++j){
+		str[i] = (n & (1 << j)) == 0 ? '0' : '1' ;
+	}
+	return str;
+}
+
+int main(){
+	std::ios::sync_with_stdio(false); // http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/io/ios_base/sync_with_stdio
+	cin.tie(NULL);
+	
+	int N, M, i, j; // good examples: N = 1024 or 1041, M = 19, i = 2, j = 6.
+	cin >> N >> M >> i >> j;
+
+	cout << "N = " << toBinary(N) <<".\tM = " << toBinary(M) << endl; 
+
+	M <<= i;
+	int mask = (~0 << j+1) | (1 << i)-1; // clear space for M
+	N &= mask;
+	N |= M;
+
+	cout << N << " = " << toBinary(N) << endl;
+
+	return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/c++/mysolutions/10.1MergeSortedArrays.cpp b/c++/mysolutions/10.1MergeSortedArrays.cpp
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+// Conversion: write a function to determine the number of bits you would need
+// to flip the convert integer A to interget B.
+// Example: 29 (11101) to 15 (01111) = 2
+
+//#include "stdafx.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <set>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+void mergeSortedArrays(int arrayA[], size_t lenA, int arrayB[], size_t lenB) {
+	size_t totalLength = lenA + lenB;
+	--lenA;
+	--lenB;
+	for (size_t i = totalLength - 1; i >= 0 && i < totalLength; --i) {
+		if (arrayA[lenA] > arrayB[lenB]) {
+			arrayA[i] = arrayA[lenA--];
+		} else {
+			arrayA[i] = arrayB[lenB--];
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void printArray(int arr[], size_t len) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+		cout << arr[i] << ", ";
+	}
+	cout << endl;
+}
+
+int main() {
+	int a[15] = { 1,2,3,7,8,9,12 };
+	int b[] = { 3,4,5, 6,10,11 };
+	int lenA = 7, lenB = sizeof(b) / sizeof(int);
+	printArray(a, lenA);
+	printArray(b, lenB);
+
+	mergeSortedArrays(a, lenA, b, lenB);
+	printArray(a, lenA+lenB);
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
diff --git a/c++/mysolutions/4.8FirstCommonAncestor.cpp b/c++/mysolutions/4.8FirstCommonAncestor.cpp
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+//#include "stdafx.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <set>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+template<class T>
+struct Node {
+	T data;
+	Node *left = nullptr, *right = nullptr;
+
+	Node(const T &val) : data(val) { }
+	~Node() {
+		if (left) {
+			delete left;
+			left = nullptr;
+		}
+		if (right) {
+			delete right;
+			right = nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+	Node *addLeftNode(const T &val) {
+		left = new Node<T>(val);
+		return left;
+	}
+	Node *addRightNode(const T &val) {
+		right = new Node<T>(val);
+		return right;
+	}
+};
+
+Node<char> *loadTree() {
+	Node<char> *root = new Node<char>('a');
+	auto b = root->addLeftNode('b');
+	auto c = root->addRightNode('c');
+
+	auto d = b->addLeftNode('d');
+	auto e = b->addRightNode('e');
+
+	e->addLeftNode('f');
+	e->addRightNode('g');
+
+	auto h = c->addLeftNode('h');
+	auto i = c->addRightNode('i');
+
+	h->addLeftNode('j');
+
+	return root;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void printInOrder(Node<T> *node) {
+	if (node == nullptr)
+		return;
+
+	printInOrder(node->left);
+	cout << node->data << ", ";
+	printInOrder(node->right);
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void printPreOrder(const Node<T> *node) {
+	if (node == nullptr)
+		return;
+
+	cout << node->data << ", ";
+	printPreOrder(node->left);
+	printPreOrder(node->right);
+}
+
+template<class T>
+bool lookFor(const Node<T> *node, const T &val, vector<const Node<T>*> &path) {
+	if (node == nullptr) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	path.push_back(node);
+	if (node->data == val) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	if (lookFor(node->left, val, path))
+		return true;
+	if (lookFor(node->right, val, path))
+		return true;
+
+	path.pop_back();
+	return false;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+vector<const Node<T>*> findPath(const Node<T> *node, const T &val) {
+	vector<const Node<T>*> path;
+	lookFor(node, val, path);
+	return path;
+}
+
+
+template<class T>
+const Node<T>* getFirstCommonAncestor(const Node<T> *root, const T &val1, const T&val2) {
+	vector<const Node<T>*> path1 = findPath(root, val1);
+	vector<const Node<T>*> path2 = findPath(root, val2);
+	int minPathLength = path1.size() < path2.size() ? path1.size() : path2.size();
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < minPathLength; ++i) {
+		if (path1[i]->data != path2[i]->data) {
+			return i > 0 ? path1[i - 1] : nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+
+int main() {
+	shared_ptr<Node<char>> root(loadTree());
+	printPreOrder(root.get());
+	cout << endl << endl;
+
+	char val1 = 'd', val2 = 'g';
+	const Node<char> *antecestor = getFirstCommonAncestor(root.get(), val1, val2);
+	char defaultVal = char();
+	if (antecestor != nullptr) {
+		cout << "First Common Ancestor of node: \'" << val1 << "\' and \'" << val2 << "\' is: \t" << antecestor->data << endl;
+	}
+	else {
+		cout << "No common ancestor found" << endl;
+	}
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
diff --git a/c++/mysolutions/5.6BitFlips.cpp b/c++/mysolutions/5.6BitFlips.cpp
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+// Conversion: write a function to determine the number of bits you would need
+// to flip the convert integer A to interget B.
+// Example: 29 (11101) to 15 (01111) = 2
+
+// #include "stdafx.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <set>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int numberOfFlips(int A, int B) {
+	int bitIndex = 0;
+	int flips = 0;
+	int numBits = std::max(ceil(log2(A)), ceil(log2(B)));
+	for (int i = 0; i < numBits; ++i) {
+		int a = A & (1 << i);
+		int b = B & (1 << i);
+		if (a != b)
+			++flips;
+	}
+	return flips;
+}
+
+int main() {
+	cout << numberOfFlips(29, 15) << endl;
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
diff --git a/java/Chapter 1/Question1_2/Question.java b/java/Chapter 1/Question1_2/Question.java
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+package Question1_2;
+
+class Question {
+
+	public static String reverse(String str) {
+		int length = str.length();
+		StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder(length);
+		for(int i = length-1; i >= 0; --i)
+			output.append(str.charAt(i));
+		return output.toString();
+	}
+
+	public static String reverse2(String str) {
+		StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder(str);
+		return output.reverse().toString();
+	}
+	
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		String[] words = {"abcde", "cat"};
+		for (String word : words) {
+			System.out.println("Reversing the string: "+word);
+			System.out.println("reverse of input string is: " + reverse2(word));
+		}
+	}
+
+}
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