1. Direct vs.
Indirect Recursion Direct Recursion: * Definition
& Syntax: Correct. A function calling itself directly inside its
own body is exactly how this works.
Indirect Recursion: * Definition & Diagram: Correct. Your
"Circular call" diagram perfectly shows fun1() calling fun2(),
which then calls fun1().
Non-Tail Recursion:
Concept & Code: Correct. Because of the n + fun(n-1)
statement, the addition is a pending operation. The
computer must wait for the recursive call to finish before it
can add n. This is exactly how a classic factorial program
behaves.
Concept: Correct. You correctly identified that a tail call
means there are no pending operations left to do after the
function returns.
Code Logic: ❌ Slightly Wrong. While your code is syntactically
tail-recursive, its logic is broken. Because it returns fun(n-1)
all the way down until it hits the base case (return 0), this
function will always return 0 for any positive number you
pass into it.
The Fix: To make it a useful example of tail recursion, you
usually pass an "accumulator" variable to keep track of the
result, or just use it to print a countdown:
3. Syntax Errors / Typos to Fix
Look closely at the Non-Tail Recursion code block on the right
side of the second page:
The Closing Brace: At the very bottom of that function, you
accidentally wrote an opening brace { instead of a closing
brace }. Change it to } to close the function properly.
Semicolon: Make sure there is a semicolon after return 0;
inside the if block, just like you did on the left side.