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object CW6a {
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//(1) Complete the collatz function below. It should
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//    recursively calculate the number of steps needed 
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//    until the collatz series reaches the number 1.
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//    If needed, you can use an auxiliary function that
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//    performs the recursion. The function should expect
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//    arguments in the range of 1 to 1 Million.
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def stepsCounter(n: Long, s: Long) : Long = n match{
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    case 1 => s
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    case n if(n%2==0) => stepsCounter(n/2,s+1)
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    case _ => stepsCounter(3*n+1, s+1)
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}
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def collatz(n: Long) : Long = n match {
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    case n if(n>0) => stepsCounter(n,0)
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    case n if(n<=0) => stepsCounter(1,0)
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}
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//(2) Complete the collatz_max function below. It should
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//    calculate how many steps are needed for each number 
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//    from 1 up to a bound and then calculate the maximum number of
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//    steps and the corresponding number that needs that many 
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//    steps. Again, you should expect bounds in the range of 1
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//    up to 1 Million. The first component of the pair is
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//    the maximum number of steps and the second is the 
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//    corresponding number.
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def collatz_max(bnd: Long) : (Long, Long) =  {
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    val allCollatz = for(i<-1L until bnd) yield collatz(i)
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    val pair = (allCollatz.max, (allCollatz.indexOf(allCollatz.max) +1).toLong)
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    pair
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}
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