A Recursive Function That Does Not Correctly Handle Its Base

question 19

Multiple Choice

A recursive function that does not correctly handle its base case may

• A) return 0 and stop.
• B) return FALSE and stop.
• C) cause an infinite chain of recursive calls.
• D) reach the NULL terminator and stop.
• E) None of the above

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