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)         return -1;     num = (first + last)/2;     if (array[num] == val)         return num;     if (array[num] < val)         return myRecursion(array, num + 1, last, val);     else

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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)
        return -1;
    num = (first + last)/2;
    if (array[num] == val)
        return num;
    if (array[num] < val)
        return myRecursion(array, num + 1, last, val);
    else
        return myRecursion(array, first, num - 1, val);
  }

Question 37 options:

 

a) 

QuickSort

 

b) 

doubly linked list

 

c) 

Towers of Hanoi

 

d) 

binary search

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