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Time Complexity of Loop with Powers
What is the time complexity of below function?

void fun(int n, int k)

{
for (int i=1; i<=n; i++)
{
int p = pow(i, k);
for (int j=1; j<=p; j++)
{
// Some O(1) work
}
}
}

Time complexity of above function can be written as 1k + 2k + 3k + … n1k.

Let us try few examples:

k=1
Sum = 1 + 2 + 3 ... n
= n(n+1)/2
= n2 + n/2

k=2
Sum = 12 + 22 + 32 + ... n12.
= n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
= n3/3 + n2/2 + n/6

k=3
Sum = 13 + 23 + 33 + ... n13.
= n2(n+1)2/4
= n4/4 + n3/2 + n2/4

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In general, asymptotic value can be written as (nk+1)/(k+1) + Θ(nk)

Note that, in asymptotic notations like Θ we can always ignore lower order terms. So the time
complexity is Θ(nk+1 / (k+1))

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