11.10.1 - Base Case
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What is the Base Case in a factorial function?
💡 Hint: Think about the definition of factorial.
Provide an example of where recursion is used.
💡 Hint: Consider a sequence of numbers.
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What is a Base Case in recursion?
💡 Hint: Think about why functions need to stop calling themselves.
True or False: Every recursive function must have at least one Base Case.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if there's no stopping condition.
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Design a recursive function to generate Fibonacci numbers up to a certain input n. Discuss the Base Case you used.
💡 Hint: Think about how Fibonacci numbers are defined.
Create a recursive function that determines whether a string is a palindrome. Describe the Base Case.
💡 Hint: Consider how you compare characters in the string.
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