A particular problem is currently not able to be practically solved by using an algorithm. Which of the following statements about the problem could possibly be true? a. No algorithm has yet been developed which would solve this problem, but it is possible one may be developed in the future. b. An algorithm has been developed which would solve this problem but technology is not yet available which would compute this algorithm fast enough to be practicable. c. It is impossible to develop an algorithm which would solve this problem.

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Lennon Whitney

1 January, 07:03

A particular problem is currently not able to be practically solved by using an algorithm. Which of the following statements about the problem could possibly be true? a. No algorithm has yet been developed which would solve this problem, but it is possible one may be developed in the future. b. An algorithm has been developed which would solve this problem but technology is not yet available which would compute this algorithm fast enough to be practicable. c. It is impossible to develop an algorithm which would solve this problem.

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Clare Montoya · Answer 1

b. An algorithm has been developed which would solve this problem but technology is not yet available which would compute this algorithm fast enough to be practicable.

Explanation:

The keyword here is pratically.

There are problems of which there are algorithms to solve, however they have exponential complexity. This means that the algorithm takes a very very long time to run (like decades).

So the correct answer is:

b. An algorithm has been developed which would solve this problem but technology is not yet available which would compute this algorithm fast enough to be practicable.