The Tower of Hanoi (Recursive Formula and Proof by Induction)
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 Published On Dec 19, 2019

This is the first video in the "Discrete Mathematics" series. We will cover how to create a recursive formula for the Tower of Hanoi issue. After we've found it, I'll show how to find a closed formula and proof it with the help of induction.

⏰ Timeline
00:00 Explanations
00:40 Finding recursive formula
05:46 Creating closed formula
07:39 Proof by induction

🔢 Recursive formula
T(n) = 2 * T(n) + 1
T(1) = 1

🔢 Closed formula
T(n) = 2^n - 1

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