{"id":3171,"date":"2021-06-14T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T06:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manorinfinity.com\/blog\/recurrence-relation-master-theorem-examples-bitsofcs\/"},"modified":"2021-06-14T12:11:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T06:41:00","slug":"recurrence-relation-master-theorem-examples-bitsofcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manorinfinity.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/14\/recurrence-relation-master-theorem-examples-bitsofcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Recurrence Relation | Master Theorem | Examples | BitsOfCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: courier; font-size: large;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: courier; font-size: large;\"><span><span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Master Theorem:<\/span><\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Master Theorem is a cookbook method for determining solutions to recurrence equations of a specific form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">So, in the first step you should match your recurrence equation with the equation given below and determine the value of some constants (a,b,k and p) then select the appropriate case-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = a T(n\/b) + \u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">p<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">n)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Where <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a\u22651<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">b&gt;1<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">k\u22650<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">p\u2208R<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(real numbers). These conditions are important. Why? Because these condition help to check the properties the given constants (<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a, b, k, p<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">). That helps to determine the time complexity using Master theorem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">CASE-1<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">: if a &gt; b<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> , then T(n)=\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">b<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">)<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">CASE-2<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">: if a = b<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> ,<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a) <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">If p&gt;-1, then <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n)=\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">b<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">p+1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">n)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">b) <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">If p=-1, then <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n)=\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">b<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> log(logn))<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">c) <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">If p&lt;-1, then <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n)=\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">b<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;\"><span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">CASE-3<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">: if a &lt; b<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> ,<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a) <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">If p\u22650, then <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n)=\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">p<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">n)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">b) <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">If p&lt;0, then <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n)=O(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">For,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Substitution Method<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitsofcs.xyz\/2021\/06\/recurrence-relation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Recursion tree method<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitsofcs.xyz\/2021\/06\/recurrence-relation-recursion-tree.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name='more'><\/a><\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Example-1: <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Solve the given recurrence using Master theorem-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = 4T(n\/2) + n<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Simply, compared with the above equation given in the Master theorem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Hence,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a=4, b=2, k=2, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Now, identifying the matching case-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a = b<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">Why?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a = b<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> =&gt; 4 = 2<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> =&gt; 4 = 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">and&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">p&gt;-1<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Because, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Hence, CASE <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.a<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> is applied here!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = \u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">b<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> log<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">p+1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">n)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = \u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">4<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> log<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0+1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">n)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.logn)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Example-2: <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Solve the given recurrence using Master theorem-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = 4T(n\/2) + nlogn<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Simply, compared with the above equation given in the Master theorem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Hence,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a=4, b=2, k=1, p=1<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Now, identifying the matching case-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a &gt; b<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">Why?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a &gt; b<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> =&gt; 4 &gt; 2<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> =&gt; 4 &gt; 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Hence, CASE <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">1<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> is applied here!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = \u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">b<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = \u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">4<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Example-3: <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Solve the given recurrence using Master theorem-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = 5T(n\/3) + n<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Simply, compared with the above equation given in the Master theorem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Hence,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a=5, b=3, k=1, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Now, identifying the matching case-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a &gt; b<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">Why?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a &gt; b<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> =&gt; 5 &gt; 3<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> =&gt; 5 &gt; 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Hence, CASE <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">1<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> is applied here!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = \u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">b<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">T(n) = <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">3<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">5<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">Example-4: <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Solve the given recurrence using Master theorem-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) = 4T(n\/2) + n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Simply, compared with the above equation given in the Master theorem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Hence,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">a=4, b=2, k=3, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Now, identifying the matching case-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">a &lt; b<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">Why?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">a &lt; b<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> =&gt; 4 &lt; 2<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">3<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> =&gt; 4 &lt; 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">and&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">p\u22650<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Because, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Hence, CASE <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">3.a<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> is applied here!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) = \u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">3<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">n)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) = <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">3<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">Example-5: <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Solve the given recurrence using Master theorem-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) = 3<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">n <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n\/2) + n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Here, values of a and k are not constant, so the Master theorem cannot apply here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">As, a=3<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> , b=2 , k=n, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">Example-6: <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Solve the given recurrence using Master theorem-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) = 2T(n\/4) + n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0.55<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Simply, compared with the above equation given in the Master theorem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Hence,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">a=2, b=4, k=0.55, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Now, identifying the matching case-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">a &lt; b<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">Why?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">a &lt; b<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> =&gt; 2 &lt; 4<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0.55<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> =&gt; 4<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0.50<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> &lt; 4<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0.55<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">and&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">p\u22650<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Because, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Hence, CASE <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">3.a<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> is applied here!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) = \u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0.55<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">n)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) = <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u0398(n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0.55<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span><!--more--><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">Example-7: <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Solve the given recurrence using Master theorem-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) = 16T(n\/2) &#8211; n<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Here, recurrence relation is not valid (as -ve sign is used). So, the Master theorem cannot apply here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">Example-8: <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Solve the given recurrence using Master theorem-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) = T(\u221an) + c<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Here, recurrence relation is not valid. So, the Master theorem cannot apply here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Assume,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">n = 2<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">m<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> =&gt; m = log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">n&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Now,<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(2<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">m<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">) = T(2<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">m\/2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">) + c<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Now assume, T(2<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">m<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">) = S(m)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Hence,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">S(m) = S(m\/2) + c<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Now, we can apply Master theorem-&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">a=1, b=2, k=0, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Now, identifying the matching case-<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">a = b<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">Why?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">a = b<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">k<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> =&gt; 1 = 2<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> =&gt; 1 = 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">and&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">p&gt;-1<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Because, p=0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Hence, CASE <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">2.a<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> is applied here!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">S(m) = \u0398(m<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">b<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">p+1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">m)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">S(m) = \u0398(m<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">log<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0+1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">m)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">S(m) = \u0398(m<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">m)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">S(m) = \u0398(logm)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(2<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">m<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">) = \u0398(logm)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre;\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">(S(m) = T(2<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">m<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">))<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">T(n) =&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u0398(log(log<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: sub;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;\">n))<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; 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