function cond = tri_upper_condition ( alpha, n )

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%
%% TRI_UPPER_CONDITION returns the L1 condition of the TRI_UPPER matrix.
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%  Licensing:
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%    This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
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%  Modified:
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%    10 April 2012
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%  Author:
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%    John Burkardt
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%  Parameters:
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%    Input, real ALPHA, value used on the superdiagonals.
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%    Input, integer N, the order of the matrix.
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%    Output, real COND, the L1 condition.
%
  a_norm = ( n - 1 ) * abs ( alpha ) + 1.0;
  b_norm = 1.0 + abs ( alpha ) * ( 2.0 ^ ( n - 1 ) - 1.0 );
  cond = a_norm * b_norm;

  return
end