th The following algorithms were given in Week 6 for computing the n power of a positive integer a. Use induction to prove that each of these algorithms is correct. (a) def pow(a, n) end if n = 0 then 1 pow (a, n-1) *a (b) def pow(a, n) end if n=0 then 1 x = pow(a, floor (n/2)) if n is even: x*x if n is odd: a*x*x

th The following algorithms were given in Week 6 for computing the n power of a positive integer a. Use induction to prove that each of these algorithms is correct. (a) def pow(a, n) end if n = 0 then 1 pow (a, n-1) a (b) def pow(a, n) end if n=0 then 1 x = pow(a, floor (n/2)) if n is even: xx if n is odd: axx

Database System Concepts

7th Edition

ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

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