A set of n towns are connected by an airplane network. To travel between any two given towns, one can fly directly or via a number of intermediate cities. We assume that the same town will not be visited twice. 1) How many paths are there between two given towns in a network comprising of (a) 2 towns, (b) 3 towns, (c) 4 towns. 2) Suppose that A(n) represents the number of possible paths between two given towns in a network of n towns. Develop a recurrence relation for A(n) with base of A(2). (To begin, consider the number of first stop over possibilites and for each, the number of subsequent paths.) 3) Show by induction that A(n) < nh where the base case is n=2.

A set of n towns are connected by an airplane network. To travel between any two given towns, one can fly directly or via a number of intermediate cities. We assume that the same town will not be visited twice. 1) How many paths are there between two given towns in a network comprising of (a) 2 towns, (b) 3 towns, (c) 4 towns. 2) Suppose that A(n) represents the number of possible paths between two given towns in a network of n towns. Develop a recurrence relation for A(n) with base of A(2). (To begin, consider the number of first stop over possibilites and for each, the number of subsequent paths.) 3) Show by induction that A(n) < nh where the base case is n=2.

Database System Concepts

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