# Check if a string can be split into two subsequences

Given a string S of length N, a string A of length M, a string B of length O such that N >= M + O. Check if the string S can be split into two subsequences X and Y such that A = X and B = Y.

Example: S = "abCDEfgH", A = "abfg", B = "CDEH" => answer is Yes S = "abcDEG", A = "acdG", B = "ED"

I found that this can be solved by dynamic programming but having a tough time finding a recursion. Can someone tell me the recursion and also an intuitive explanation of it? Thanks in advance!

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• (Given a String $B$ of length zero, can you check the identity of two Strings $S$ and $A$` in $O(|S|\times|A|\times|B|)$ time?) Can you prove there is no way to check the "splitability" described in, say, $O(|S|+|A|+|B|)$ time? – greybeard Dec 11 '15 at 12:05