What is the tightest bound for a function T with the following recursion formula:

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What is the tightest bound for a function T with the following recursion formula:

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The prompt asks for the tightest bound for a function T given a recursion formula, and the provided data includes the correct answer as O(n log n), but there are no answer options supplied to analyze.

Option analysis cannot proceed meaningfully without the actual list of options. In typical situations, to justify O(n log n) as the tight bound, one would examine the recurrence relation (for example T(n) = a T(n/b) + f(n) with f(n) = O(n) and a = b, or similar forms) and apply the Master Theorem or a recursion tree method to compare growth. If the recurrence were T(n) = 2 T(n/2) + O(n), we would deduce T(n) = O(n log n). If instead the recurrence were T(n) = T(n-1) + O(1), we would get O(n), not O(n log n). If the recurrence were T(n) = 2 T(n/2) + O(n log n), the bound would typically be O(n log^2 n).

Because no answer options are provided, we cannot evaluate each choice for correctness or incorrectness. The missing options prevent a step-by-step comparison of why one option is right and others are wrong. If you supply the actual list of answer choices, I can walk through each option, explain the reasoning for why it is correct or incorrect, and show how the bound is derived from the given recurrence using standard methods (Master Theorem, recursion tree, etc.).

CPSC_V 320 201/202/203 2024W2 Reading Quiz #4 (Divide and Conquer 1)

What is the tightest bound for a function T with the following recursion formula:

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