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Estimating f(h)

      f(h) = 1 + f(h-1) + f(h-2)
   

Since f(h-1) >= f(h-2), we get

      f(h) > 2f(h-2)   (for all h >= 1)
   
f(7) > 2f(5) f(8) > 2f(6)
f(7) > 22f(3) f(8) > 22f(4)
f(7) > 23f(1) f(8) > 23f(2)
f(7) > 232 f(8) > 24f(0)
f(7) > 24 f(8) > 24

In general,

      f(h) > 2ceiling(h/2) > 2h/2
   

where ceiling(x) means the smallest integer that is >= x.



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