Find recurrence equation and big-oh for the nodes at level n in binary tree =========================================================================== Recurrence equation: / O(1) if n = 1 T(n) = { \ O(1) + T(n-1) + T(n-1) if n > 1 Consider n>1: T(n) = 1 + T(n-1) + T(n-1) \_____/ \_____/ 1 + T(n-2) + T(n-2) 1 + T(n-2) + T(n-2) \____/ \____/ \____/ \____/ 1+T(n-3)+T(n-3) 1+T(n-3)+T(n-3) 1+T(n-3)+T(n-3) 1+T(n-3)+T(n-3) ... Each time, at each level of replacement, we get a one (really O(1)) appearing a power of 2 times. At the end, T(1) appears 2^(n-1) times. 0 1 2 3 n-2 n-1 = 1*(2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + ... + 2 ) + 2 n-1 / --- \ | \ i | n n = | / 2 | = 2 - 1 So T(n) = O(2 ). \ --- / i=0