Randomized Algorithm - Basics (4 Questions in 1)

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:27:15 +0000

What is the time complexity of this algorithm

for i = 1 to n {
    if random() > 0.5 {
        exit()    // This is question option a.
                  // There are 3 other questions, where this statement is replaced by
                  // b.  i = i + 1
                  // c.  i = i - 1
                  // d.  i = 2 * i
    }
}

Assume that random() returns a number uniformly in the 0 to 1 range.

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