Consider the Following Definition of a Recursive Method

question 5

Multiple Choice

Consider the following definition of a recursive method.public static int mystery(int[] list, int first, int last)
{
If (first == last)
Return list[first];
Else
Return list[first] + mystery(list, first + 1, last) ;
}Given the declarationint[] alpha = {1, 4, 5, 8, 9};What is the output of the following statement?System.out.println(mystery(alpha, 0, 4) ) ;

• A) 1
• B) 18
• C) 27
• D) 32

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