Asymptotic notation and growth rates of functions
[26/69%]Prove that:
Prove that:
Find the following limit: .
Find the following limit: .
Let denote, as , an arbitrary infinite function of lower order than the function , and let denote, as , an arbitrary infinite function of the same order (in the generalized sense) as the function , where .
Prove:
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Let and . Prove
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Let and . Prove
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Let . Prove the following equalities:
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Let . Prove the following equalities:
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Prove that when is sufficiently large, the following inequalities hold:
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Let and (). Prove that:
each of the functions increases faster than the one preceding it, ;
the function increases faster than each of the functions ().
Let and (). Prove that:
each of the functions increases more slowly than the one preceding it, ;
the function increases more slowly than each of the functions ().
Prove that for any sequence of functions
one can exhibit a function that, as , increases faster than each of the functions ().
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Show that and .
Show that .
Compare the following three functions using the notation:
Compare with using the notation.
Suppose that . Is it true that for any increasing function with ? Present a proof or a counterexample.
Prove that for any .
Denote . Compare with .
Recall the Ackermann function defined in Exercise 8 of Section 4.8.
Compare the function with .
Compare the function with .
Suppose we are given three pegs and disks, with all disks having different size. Initially, the disks are stacked in decreasing size, from bottom to top, in the first peg (see Figure 6.1). The Tower of Hanoi problem is to transfer the entire tower of disks from the first peg to the second peg, moving one disk at a time and never putting a larger disk on top of a smaller disk. What is the fastest solution to this problem? Is the fastest solution feasible for size (the size of the original Tower of Hanoi problem)?
Figure 6.1: The Tower of Hanoi problem.
Show that the function grows slower than every function in the polynomial sequence, but faster than every function in the poly-log sequence.
Suppose . Show that there exists a function such that .
Show that for any constant integer .