import array import numpy as np array_1d = np.array([10, 2, 5, 1, 6, 5]) array_1d_sorted = np.sort(array_1d, kind='quicksort') print("Unsorted 1D array:", array_1d) print("Sorted 1D array (ascending):", array_1d_sorted) print("Sorted 1D array (descending):", np.sort(array_1d)[::-1]) # Employee salaries salaries = np.array([45000, 38000, 52000, 47000, 43000, 39000]) print("Original salaries:", salaries) # Sort the salaries in descending order sorted_salaries = np.sort(salaries)[::-1] # Print top 3 salaries print("Top 3 salaries:", sorted_salaries[:3])