12. Consider the recursive function int gcd( int a, int b) int gcd( int a, int b){ if (b > a) return gcd(b,a); if ( b == 0 ) return a; return gcd( b, a% b); } How many invocation (calls) of the gcd() function will be made by the call gcd(72, 30)?

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12. Consider the recursive function int gcd( int a, int b)

int gcd( int a, int b){

if (b > a) return gcd(b,a);

if ( b == 0 ) return a;

return gcd( b, a% b);

}

How many invocation (calls) of the gcd() function will be made by the call gcd(72, 30)?

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