Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Recursive Algorithms - Exercises - Page 370: 9

Answer

--Giving a recursive algorithm for finding the sum of the first n positive integers.

Work Step by Step

--procedure sum of odds(n: positive integer) -if n = 1 then return 1 -else return sum of odds (n − 1) + 2n − 1
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