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Consider the following functions \\ f(n) = 3n^{\sqrt{n}}\\ g(n) = 2^{\sqrt{n}log_{2}n}\\ h(n) = n!\\   Which of the following is true? (A) h(n) is O(f(n)) (B) h(n) is O(g(n)) (C) g(n) is not O(f(n)) (D) f(n) is O(g(n))

Answer: (D)

Explanation: Big-oh notation: Let f and g be two functions defined on real number. One writes f(n) = O(g(n)) if there is a positive constant M such that for all sufficiently large values of n, the absolute value of f(n) is at most M multiplied by the absolute value of g(n). That is, f(n) = O(g(n)) if and only if there exists a positive real number M and a real number n0 such that f(n)≤M(g(n)), for all n≥n0. nirmal_40 In Big-oh notation, we only make comparison between two functions by considering larger values of n. To solve question like this we can take larger value of n and then compare the values of different function. f(n) = 3(n^32)=3*(2^10)^32=3*2^320 g(n) = 2^320 h(n)=1024! So relation between the functions can be: 1.f(n) and g(n) are of same order, so f(n) is O(g(n)) and g(n)=O(f(n)). Hence option C is wrong. 2.h(n) is n! Which is of higher order than f(n) and g(n). So options A and B are wrong. See http://geeksquiz.com/algorithms-analysis-of-algorithms-question-22/ This solution is contributed by Nirmal Bharadwaj

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