Master Method

Proof (Part II)Design and Analysis

of Algorithms I

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The Story So Far/Case 1Total work: (*)

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Basic Sums Fact

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Case 2Total work: (*)

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Case 3Total work: (*)

The number of levels of the recursion tree.

The number of nodes of the recursion tree.

The number of edges of the recursion tree.

The  number   of   leaves   of   the   recursion   tree.

Which of the following quantities is equal to ?

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Case 3 continuedTotal work: (*)

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The Master MethodIf then if (Case 1) if (Case 2) if (Case 3)