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Introduction to C++ Programming

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Recursion: Functions that call themselves

Recursion is when a function calls itself. For recursion to work there has to be a trivial case where the recursion ends.

Try to identify the trivial case in each example.

Please study the material at each of the links below.

1. Understanding recursion
   /cpp/videos/cpp-recursion.mp4
   

2. Find half of a number recursively
   
   
3. The Towers Problem
   /cpp/videos/cpp-towers.mp4
   
4. Fibonacci Sequence
   
   

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