Algorithms

Consider the recursive algorithm given below:

 procedure bubblersort (n);
 var i,j: index; temp : item;
 begin
    for i:=1 to n-1 do
    if A[i] > A [i+1] then
 begin
    temp : A[i];
    A[i]:=A[i+1]; 
    A[i+1]:=temp
    end;
   bubblesort (n-1)
 end 

Let a_n be the number of times the ‘if…then….’ Statement gets executed when the algorithm is run with value n. Set up the recurrence relation by defining a_n in terms of a_n-1. Solve for a_n.