Consider the Following Recursive Code Snippet

question 36

Multiple Choice

Consider the following recursive code snippet:
Public int mystery(int n, int m)
{
If (n == 0)
{
Return 0;
}
If (n == 1)
{
Return m;
}
Return m + mystery(n - 1, m) ;
}
What parameter values for n would cause an infinite recursion problem in the following method?

• A) n == 0
• B) n == 1
• C) all n with n < 0
• D) all n with n >= 0

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