a) Write down a tail recursive implementation of the function sum in python language or programming language of your choice. You may use the helper function in your solution. b) Write down a tail recursive implementation of the function factorial in python language or programming language of your choice. You may use the helper function in your solution.

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a) Write down a tail recursive implementation of the function sum in python language or programming language of your choice. You may use the helper function in your solution.

b) Write down a tail recursive implementation of the function factorial in python
language or programming language of your choice. You may use the helper function in your
solution.

 

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Consider the following python program
def sum (1st):
12
"""Sums
if len (1st)
7 def factorial (number):
a list of numbers.
== 0:
return 0
return 1st [0] + sum (1st [1:])
"""Returns the factorial value of any number
if ((number == 0) or (number == 1)):
return 1
else:
return number factorial (number
1)
Transcribed Image Text:1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 Consider the following python program def sum (1st): 12 """Sums if len (1st) 7 def factorial (number): a list of numbers. == 0: return 0 return 1st [0] + sum (1st [1:]) """Returns the factorial value of any number if ((number == 0) or (number == 1)): return 1 else: return number factorial (number 1)
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