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Write a recursive function countdown(n) that shows n, n-1, …, 1 and then Go!
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Write a recursive function countdown(n) that shows and then Go!
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Base case: n is 0. Recursive case: show n, then call with n minus 1.
The worked solution
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Base case. When n == 0, show Go! and stop.
Recursive case. Show n, then call countdown(n - 1).
For countdown(5), the program shows and then Go!
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