Assertions
for the Following Method, Identify Each of the Three

question 7

Essay

Assertions
For the following method, identify each of the three assertions in the table below as being either ALWAYS true, NEVER true or SOMETIMES true / sometimes false at each labeled point in the code. (You may abbreviate these choices as A/N/S respectively.)
public static int mystery(int x) {
int y = 1;
int z = 0;
// Point A
while (y <= x) {
// Point B
y = y * 10;
z++;
// Point C
}
// Point D
z--;
// Point E
return z;
}
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline& \mathrm{y}>\mathrm{x} & z<0 & z>0 \\\hline \text { Point A } & & & \\\hline \text { Point B } & & & \\\hline \text { Point C } & & & \\\hline \text { Point D } & & & \\\hline \text { Point E } & & & \\\hline\end{array}$

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Definitions:

Dupp (S2)

The sound made by the heart's valves closing in the cardiac cycle, often associated with the splitting or duplication of the second heart sound.

Muscle Fiber Striations

The visible lines seen in skeletal and cardiac muscle fibers, resulting from the arrangement of actin and myosin filaments.

Electrical Junctions

Specialized connections between cells that allow for the direct transfer of ions and small molecules, enabling electrical communication.

Intercalated Discs

Specialized structures in cardiac muscles that connect cardiac muscle cells to each other, facilitating synchronized contraction of the heart.