Exercise · ZW-RECURRENCE-RELATION-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate
In the Tower of Hanoi, the minimum number of moves satisfies \(T_n=2T_{n-1}+1\) with \(T_0=0\). What is \(T_6\)?
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- D. 63
Explanation
\(T_1=1,\ T_2=3,\ T_3=7,\ T_4=15,\ T_5=31,\ T_6=63=2^6-1\).
Review the concept: Recurrence relation
A recurrence relation is an equation that expresses each term \(a_n\) of a sequence in terms of the previous \(k\) terms; with initial values, it determines the whole sequence.
\[a_n=f(a_{n-1},a_{n-2},\dots,a_{n-k})\]
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