Need help with an Algorithms course homework assignment #27: (Differs from book)

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Need help with an Algorithms course homework assignment

#27: (Differs from book) Identify the termination condition in each of the following iterative statements.

   a. while ( Count > 5 ):
          ...

   b. repeat:
          ...

      until ( Count == 3 )

   c. while ( ( Count < 5 ) and ( Total < 9 ) ):
          ...

#29: (Differs from the book) What problems may arise if the following program is implemented on a computer? (Hint: Remember the problem of round-off errors associated with floating-point arithmetic.) (Hint: Review page 54)

one_tenth = 1.0 / 10.0

count = one_tenth

repeat:

   print( Count )

   Count = Count + one_tenth

   until ( Count == 1 )

Explanation / Answer

#27
A: if value of count is less then or equal to five then program will be terminated .
count<=5
B:  value of count is three then program will be terminated
count=3
C: in this case have two case
1> count value greater then or equal to five OR
2> total value is grater then then or equal to nine
if any one condition satisfied given above then program will be terminated.
like   
( count>=5 or total>=9 ) in this case program will be terminated .

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