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Finding Max Min
Finding Max Min
T ( 2) 1 (assume N 2 ) k
T ( N ) 2T ( N / 2) 2
T ( N ) 2[ 2T ( N / 4) 2] 2
T ( N ) 2 T ( N / 2 ) ( 2 2)
2 2 2
r 1
T (N ) 2 T (N / 2 ) 2
r r i
i 1
k 2
T (N ) 2 k 1
T (N / 2 k 1
) 2 2 i
i 0
T ( N ) 2 k 1 2( 2 k 1 1)
N N
T (N ) 2( 1) N
2 2 Note : 2
i 0
i
2 N 1
1
3N
T (N ) 2
2
Note, although this is still O(N), it is better than the
T(N)=2N found earlier.