The Following Code Is an Example of a __________ Recursive $\quad$

question 13

Multiple Choice

The following code is an example of a __________ recursive algorithm. int myRecursion(int array[], int first, int last, int val)
{
int num;
if (first > last)
$\quad$ return -1;
num = (first + last) /2;
if (array[num] == val)
$\quad$ return num;
if (array[num] < val)
$\quad$ return myRecursion(array, num + 1, last, val) ;
else
$\quad$ return myRecursion(array, first, num - 1, val) ;
}

• A) Towers of Hanoi
• B) QuickSort
• C) binary search
• D) doubly linked list
• E) None of these

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