Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 12 - Theory of Computation - Chapter Review Problems - Page 569: 6

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The function you provided seems to describe a simple algorithm for subtraction. Here's how it works: 1. Copy the value of input \( X \) to output \( Z \). 2. Copy the value of input \( Y \) to a variable called Aux. 3. While the value of Aux is not zero: - Decrement the value of Z. - Decrement the value of Aux. This algorithm essentially subtracts the value of \( Y \) from \( X \) by iteratively decrementing \( Z \) until \( Y \) becomes zero. Therefore, the correct answer option for this function would be to subtract \( Y \) from \( X \).
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