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Question:  write an O(log2(N)) algorithm to find X^N



May 05, 2006 07:30:59 #4
 mkag   Member Since: Visitor    Total Comments: N/A 

RE: write an O(log2(N)) algorithm to find X^N
 
int Sq(int x, int n) {
    int y = 0;
 
    if (n < 0) return -1;
    if (n == 0) return 1;
    if (n == 1) return x;
 
    if (n % 2 == 0) {
        y = Sq(x, n/2);
        return y * y;
    }
 
    y = Sq(x, n/2);
    return x * y * y;
}
     

 

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