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Example: Subset Sum (cont)

Cost analysis:
  • Ci = #calls to subsetsum2() for array of length i
  • for worst case,
    • C1 = 2
    • Cn = 3 + 2·Cn-1   ⇒ Cn ≅ 2n
Thus, subsetsum2 is O(2n)