How to answer the following question Assuming values is a full array of int, what does the following recursive method return (assume it is passed a legal argument, a value between 0 and values.length)? int mystery(int n) {   if (n == -1)     return 0;   else     return (values[n] + mystery(n - 1)); } A. The sum of the values in the array between index n and the end of the array B. the number of values in the array between index n and the end of the array C. the number of values in the array between index n and the start of the array D. the sum of the values in the array between index n and the start of the array   The following code is supposed to return the sum of the numbers between 1 and n inclusive, for positive n. An analysis of the code using our "Three Question" approach reveals that: int sum(int n){   if (n == 1)     return 0;   else     return (n + sum(n - 1)); } A. it fails the smaller-caller question.  B. it passes on all three questions and is a valid algorithm.  C. it fails the base-case question. D. it fails the general-case question.   The following code is supposed to return n!, for positive n. An analysis of the code using our "Three Question" approach reveals that: int factorial(int n){   if (n == 0)     return 1;   else     return (n * factorial(n – 1)); } A. it fails the general-case question.  B. it fails the base-case question. C. it fails the smaller-caller question. D. it passes on all three questions and is a valid algorithm.

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Assuming values is a full array of int, what does the following recursive method return (assume it is passed a legal argument, a value between 0 and values.length)?

int mystery(int n)

{

  if (n == -1)

    return 0;

  else

    return (values[n] + mystery(n - 1));

}

A. The sum of the values in the array between index n and the end of the array
B. the number of values in the array between index n and the end of the array
C. the number of values in the array between index n and the start of the array
D. the sum of the values in the array between index n and the start of the array
 

The following code is supposed to return the sum of the numbers between 1 and n inclusive, for positive n. An analysis of the code using our "Three Question" approach reveals that:

int sum(int n){

  if (n == 1)

    return 0;

  else

    return (n + sum(n - 1));

}

A. it fails the smaller-caller question.  B. it passes on all three questions and is a valid algorithmC. it fails the base-case question.
D. it fails the general-case question.
 

The following code is supposed to return n!, for positive n. An analysis of the code using our "Three Question" approach reveals that:

int factorial(int n){

  if (n == 0)

    return 1;

  else

    return (n * factorial(n – 1));

}

A. it fails the general-case question.  B. it fails the base-case question.
C. it fails the smaller-caller question.
D. it passes on all three questions and is a valid algorithm.
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