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Consider the following statements:
$(1)$ Any two functions $f,g$ are always comparable under big Oh,that is $f=O(g)$ or $g=O(f)$
$(2)$ If $f=O(g)$ and $f=O(h)$ then $g(n)=\theta(h)$
$A)$ $(1)$ is true $(2)$ is false
$B)$ $(1)$ is false $(2)$ is true
$C)$ Both are false
$D)$ Both are true
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I have a problem with statement $(1)?$
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the second statement is also false right?
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but any two function we represent as F(n) = Og(n) or G(n) = O(f(n)) right ???
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no..consider f(n)= n and g(n)= nsinx+1 ..in this case the 2 functions are not comparable.

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No @magma
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see 3 scenarios

either f(n) >= g(n) or f(n) < = g(n) or f(n) = g(n)

when f(n) > = g(n) == > g(n) = O(f(n))

when g(n) > = f(n) === >f(n) = O(g(n))

when g(n) = f(n) ==== > then also it's right :3

# confused
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F(n) = n and G(n) = n^2 , we can say f(n) = O(g(n)) bt cant represent G(n) = o(f(n))
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when g(n) = f(n) then g(n) = theta(f(n)) and vice versa
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F(n) = n and G(n) = n^2 , we can say f(n) = O(g(n)) bt cant represent G(n) = o(f(n))

But in the question they mention "OR"

either of them can be satisfied :3

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Ohk got it

thanks
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Both are false
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o sorry wrong example ........ example of somoshree is right
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The first statement is false.
Take two functions, $f(n) = 0.5$, $g(n) = sin(n)$.

You cannot compare these two functions using Big-Oh notation.

by Loyal (6.8k points)

## Statement 1 is false.

Consider f(n) = 0.5 and g(n) = sin(n)
or, consider f(n) = n and g(n) = 1 when n is even; $n^{2}$ when n is odd.

In both the above cases neither f(n) = Og(n) nor g(n) = Of(n)

## Statement 2 is false

Consider g(n) = 2n and h(n) = n and f(n) = 10n

## Other important statements

All the below cases are possible:-

$f(n) = Og(n)$ and $g(n) = Of(n)$ — Case 1

$f(n) = Og(n)$ and $g(n) \neq Of(n)$ — Case 2

$f(n) \neq Og(n)$ and $g(n) \neq Of(n)$ — Case 3

### Case 1

When f(n) and g(n) are identical both functions can upper bound each other.

### Case 2

f(n) = n and g(n) = $n^{2}$

### Case 3

See "Statement 1 is false"

by Loyal (7k points)

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