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The document outlines a tutorial session focused on solving recurrence relations and proving their definitions using induction. It includes various recurrence relation problems and proofs, providing exact solutions for specific cases. Additionally, it presents additional practice questions for further understanding of the topic.

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Tutorial 4 ADE

The document outlines a tutorial session focused on solving recurrence relations and proving their definitions using induction. It includes various recurrence relation problems and proofs, providing exact solutions for specific cases. Additionally, it presents additional practice questions for further understanding of the topic.

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COMP2054 Tutorial Session 4:

Recurrence Relations

Rebecca Tickle
Warren Jackson
Cas Widdershoven
Session outcomes

▪ Solve recurrence relations to provide exact solutions.


▪ Use induction to prove recurrence relation definitions.
Exact Solutions
Resolving exact solutions from
recurrence relations

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Q1. 𝑻 𝒏 = 𝑻 𝒏 − 𝟏 + 𝟏 and 𝑻 𝟏 = 𝟏

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Q2. 𝑻 𝒏 = 𝟐 ⋅ 𝑻 𝒏 − 𝟏 and 𝑻 𝟏 = 𝟏

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Q3. 𝑻 𝒏 = 𝟐 ⋅ 𝑻 𝒏/𝟐 and 𝑻 𝟏 = 𝟏

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Resolve the exact solutions for the following:

▪ Q4. 𝑇 𝑛 = 3 ⋅ 𝑇 𝑛 − 1 and 𝑇 1 = 1
▪ Q5. 𝑇 𝑛 = 3 ⋅ 𝑇 𝑛/3 and 𝑇 1 = 1
▪ Q6. 𝑇 𝑛 = 2 ⋅ 𝑇 𝑛/4 and 𝑇 1 = 1

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Recurrence Proofs
Proving exact solutions are the same as
their recursive definitions

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Q1. Proof

Given: 𝑇 𝑛 = 𝑇 𝑛 − 1 + 1 and 𝑇 1 = 1
Prove: 𝑇 𝑛 = 𝑛

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Q2. Proof

Given: 𝑇(𝑛) = 2 ⋅ 𝑇(𝑛 − 1) and 𝑇 1 = 1


Prove: 𝑇 𝑛 = 2𝑛−1

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Q3. Proof

Given: 𝑇(𝑛) = 2 ⋅ 𝑇(𝑛/2) and 𝑇 1 = 1


Prove: 𝑇 2𝑘 = 2𝑘

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Recurrence proofs

▪ Q4. Given 𝑇 𝑛 = 3 ⋅ 𝑇 𝑛 − 1 and 𝑇 1 = 1


Prove that 𝑇 𝑛 = 3𝑛−1
▪ Q5. 𝑇 𝑛 = 3 ⋅ 𝑇 𝑛/3 and 𝑇 1 = 1
Prove that 𝑇 3𝑘 = 3𝑘
▪ Q6. 𝑇 𝑛 = 2 ⋅ 𝑇 𝑛/4 and 𝑇 1 = 1
Prove that 𝑇 4𝑘 = 2𝑘

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Additional Practice Questions

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For each of the following:

1. Find the exact solution Assume you are given 𝑇 1 = 1


2. Prove by induction

▪ Q7. 𝑇 𝑛 = 4 ⋅ 𝑇(𝑛Τ4)
▪ Q8. 𝑇 𝑛 = 4 ⋅ 𝑇 𝑛/2
▪ Q9. 𝑇 𝑛 = 𝑇 𝑛 − 1 + 𝑛
▪ Q10. 𝑇 𝑛 = 2 ⋅ 𝑇 𝑛/2 + 1
▪ Q11. 𝑇 𝑛 = 𝑛 ⋅ 𝑇 𝑛 − 1

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Thank you

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