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Creating a Multiplication Table in C++

The task at hand requires developing a C++ program that performs several operations with numbers derived from an algebraic expression. The objective of the program will be to create a multiplication table from a sequence of numbers generated by an algebraic formula, organize this data into a sorted list, and finally, perform arithmetic operations between the generated table and the initial sequence of numbers. Let’s break down the task and tackle each part step by step.

Step 1: Generating the Sequence from the Algebraic Expression

For our purposes, let’s assume the algebraic expression given is 12X+-1. This can be interpreted as 12*X + -1, where X might be a simple counting variable or a factorial (X!). To simplify, we will first handle the case where X is a counting number. We’ll generate a sequence based on this formula for values of X from 1 to a certain limit, say N.

Step 2: Creating the Multiplication Table

Once we have our sequence, the next step is to construct a multiplication table where each element (i, j) in the table represents sequence[i] * sequence[j].

Step 3: Sorting the Multiplication Table

After generating the multiplication table, we will need to transform this table into a single sorted list.

Step 4: Subtracting the Original Sequence from the Sorted Table

As the final computational step, we will subtract each element of the original sequence from the sorted list obtained in Step 3.

Implementation in C++

Let’s start implementing our plan in C++.

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>

// Function to compute the algebraic expression
int compute(int x) {
    return 12 * x - 1;
}

// Function to create and print the multiplication table
std::vector<int> createMultiplicationTable(const std::vector<int>& sequence) {
    int n = sequence.size();
    std::vector<int> table;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j) {
            table.push_back(sequence[i] * sequence[j]);
        }
    }
    // Sorting the table
    std::sort(table.begin(), table.end());
    return table;
}

// Function to subtract the sequence from the table and print results
void subtractSequenceFromTable(const std::vector<int>& sequence, std::vector<int>& table) {
    std::cout << "Result after subtraction:" << std::endl;
    for (int i = 0; i < sequence.size(); ++i) {
        table[i] -= sequence[i];
        std::cout << table[i] << " ";
    }
    std::cout << std::endl;
}

int main() {
    int N = 10; // Limit of the sequence to generate

    std::vector<int> sequence;
    for (int i = 1; i <= N; ++i) {
        sequence.push_back(compute(i));
    }

    std::vector<int> table = createMultiplicationTable(sequence);
    subtractSequenceFromTable(sequence, table);

    return 0;
}

In the provided C++ code:

1. We start by defining a function to compute the values of our algebraic expression.

1. We generate the multiplication table from the computed sequence.

1. The table is then sorted within the createMultiplicationTable function.

1. We perform subtraction of the sequence from the sorted table in the function subtractSequenceFromTable.

This code offers a basic framework and will handle input sizes within a reasonable range efficiently. If we want to extend the range or adjust the computation to handle factorial inputs (X!), additional memory management and optimization strategies would be necessary, especially to manage potentially very large integers that factorials can introduce.