Practice Summing Elements Of A List (18.1.8) - Recursion - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Summing Elements of a List

Practice - Summing Elements of a List

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define recursion in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about the function and how it approaches the problem.

Question 2 Easy

What does the base case represent in recursion?

💡 Hint: Identify the stopping point for the recursion.

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Question 1

What is the base case of factorial recursion?

0! = 1
1! = 1
0! = 0

💡 Hint: Think about the smallest factorial value.

Question 2

Insertion sort recursively sorts a list by:

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the method of sorting through recursive calls.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a complex recursive function that computes the nth Fibonacci number.

💡 Hint: Identify how previous Fibonacci numbers relate.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how limiting recursion depth protects from infinite loops in sorting algorithms.

💡 Hint: Think about function calls stacking up indefinitely.

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