Consider the accompanying definition of a recursive function. what is the output of the following statement? cout < < puzzle(3, 7) < < endl; int puzzle(int start, int end) { if (start > end) return start - end; else if (start == end) return start + end; else return end * puzzle(start + 1, end - 1); }

a. 10
b. 21
c. 42
d. 420

Option D is the correct answer for the above question snip.

Explanation:

Here Puzzle is a recursive function which takes two argument start and end which execute like this.

Firstly execution starts from main function and values 3 and 7 pass as an argument for the variable start and end.Then In the Puzzle function, else block is execute because the value of the "start" variable is not greater or equal to the value of the "end" variable. Then again Puzzle function is called with the value of 4 and 6 for the start and end variable. One's time again puzzle function is called for the value of 5 and 5 for the start and end variable.

It means that puzzle function is called at three times--

First time from main.And two times from puzzle function and return the value of 7*6(42).Then the start and end value are the same and return the value of start+end which is 5+5(10).Then the total value returned is 10*42 which is 420.Then the output will be 420.

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