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 - Section 12.5 - Complexity of Problems - Questions & Exercises - Page 565: 1

Answer

We could conclude only that the problem has complexity $\Theta\left(2^{n}\right) $ . If we could show that the “best algorithm” for solving the problem belongs to $ \Theta\left(2^{n}\right)$ , we could conclude that the problem belongs to $\Theta\left(2^{n}\right)$ .

Work Step by Step

We could conclude only that the problem has complexity $\Theta\left(2^{n}\right) $ . If we could show that the “best algorithm” for solving the problem belongs to $ \Theta\left(2^{n}\right)$ , we could conclude that the problem belongs to $\Theta\left(2^{n}\right)$ .
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