Why Is the Following Method One Which Has Infinite Recursion

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why is the following method one which has infinite recursion? public int infiniteRecursion(int n)
{
If (n > 0) return infiniteRecursion(n) + 1;
Else return 0;
}

• A) because there is no base case
• B) because the base case will never be true
• C) because the recursive call does not move the parameter closer to the base case
• D) because the recursive call moves the problem further away from the base case
• E) None of these; this method isn't infinitely recursive

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