Create a class SortingAlgorithms with the following methods. o mergeSort that will implement the algorithm learned in class (see slides for code and copy it from there) o selectionSort that will implement the algorithm learned in class (see slides for code and copy it from there ). o two fields: • mergeCtr that will count the merge sort steps • selectionCtr that will count the selection sort steps • these fields must be placed strategically to count every iteration of the sorting algorithms. o two more methods: · getMergeCtr that will return the value of mergeCtr • getSelectionCtr that will return the value of selectionCtr • An app SortingApp that will: o Create an array a with the values 22, 18, 12, -4, 58, sort it using mergeSort, and display the number of steps it took to sort it. o Create another array b with the same values as a 22, 18, 12, -4, 58 and sort it using selectionSort and display the number of steps it took to sort it. o Create another array c with the values 22, 18, 12, -4, 58, 7, 31, 42, -5, 8, 101, 45, 21,-9 sort it using mergeSort, and display the number of steps it took to sort it. o Create another array d with the same values as c 22, 18, 12, -4, 58, 7, 31, 42, -5, 8, 101, 45, 21,-9 and sort it using selectionSort and display the number of steps it took to sort it. • Compare the results among the different calls to the sorting methods, the steps it took to sort, and display a message with your conclusions.

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