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big integer library
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commit 18a0e23b2f2e37c56c4f0f9a3dd56c1c619a4468
parent 7e8ea5ca2505686932b489e0aa1df0b3f0433e19
Author: Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se>
Date:   Sat, 30 Jul 2016 00:28:41 +0200

Add exercise: [13] Modular generalised power towers

Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se>

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Mdoc/exercises.tex | 71++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 70 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/exercises.tex b/doc/exercises.tex @@ -290,6 +290,18 @@ You can assume $b > 0$ and $m > 0$. You can also assume unique pointers. + +\item {[\textit{13}]} \textbf{Modular generalised power towers} + +{\small\textit{This problem requires a working +solution for ``Modular tetration''.}} + +Modify your solution for ``Modular tetration'' to +evaluate any expression on the forms +$a^b,~a^{b^c},~a^{b^{c^d}},~\ldots \text{ mod } m$. + + + \end{enumerate} @@ -715,7 +727,7 @@ tetra(z_t r, z_t b, unsigned long n) \{ zsetu(r, 1); while (n--) - pow(r, b, r); + zpow(r, b, r); \} \end{alltt} \vspace{-1em} @@ -802,4 +814,61 @@ modtetra(z_t r, z_t b, unsigned long n, z_t m) +\item \textbf{Modular generalised power towers} + +Instead of the signature + +\vspace{-1em} +\begin{alltt} + void modtetra(z_t r, z_t b, unsigned long n, z_t m); +\end{alltt} +\vspace{-1em} + +\noindent +you want to use the signature + +\vspace{-1em} +\begin{alltt} + void modtower_(z_t r, z_t *a, size_t n, z_t m); +\end{alltt} +\vspace{-1em} + +Instead of using, \texttt{b} (in \texttt{modtetra}), +use \texttt{*a}. At every recursion, instead of +passing on \texttt{a}, pass on \texttt{a + 1}. + +The function \texttt{tetra} is modified into + +\vspace{-1em} +\begin{alltt} + void tower(z_t r, z_t *a, size_t n) + \{ + zsetu(r, 1); + while (n--); + zpow(r, a[n], r); + \} +\end{alltt} +\vspace{-1em} + +\noindent +\texttt{cmp\_tetra} is changed analogously. + +To avoid problems in the evaluation, define + +\vspace{-1em} +\begin{alltt} + void modtower(z_t r, z_t *a, size_t n, z_t m); +\end{alltt} +\vspace{-1em} + +\noindent +which cuts the power short at the first element +of of \texttt{a} that equals 1. For example, if +$a = \{2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3\}$, and $n = 7$ +($n = |a|$), then \texttt{modtower}, sets $n = 4$, +and effectively $a = \{2, 3, 4, 5\}$. After this +\texttt{modtower} calls \texttt{modtower\_}. + + + \end{enumerate}