For the following functions, state whether or not they are tail recursive. Justify your answer. { } if (last <= first) return; bool initial_call if (initial_call) = ! (aux) aux new int[last first + 1]; = - int mid = (first last) / 2; merge_sort (a, first, mid, aux); merge_sort (a, mid+1, last, aux); merge_arrays (a, first, mid, a, mid+1, last, aux, 0, last-first); for (int i first, j = 0; i <= last; ++i, ++j) a[i] = aux[j]; if (initial_call) delete [] aux;

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For the following functions, state whether or not they are tail recursive. Justify your answer.
{
}
if (last <= first)
return;
bool initial_call
if (initial_call)
=
! (aux)
aux new int[last first + 1];
=
-
int mid = (first last) / 2;
merge_sort (a, first, mid, aux);
merge_sort (a, mid+1, last, aux);
merge_arrays (a, first, mid, a, mid+1, last, aux, 0, last-first);
for (int i
first, j = 0; i <= last; ++i, ++j)
a[i] = aux[j];
if (initial_call)
delete [] aux;
Transcribed Image Text:For the following functions, state whether or not they are tail recursive. Justify your answer. { } if (last <= first) return; bool initial_call if (initial_call) = ! (aux) aux new int[last first + 1]; = - int mid = (first last) / 2; merge_sort (a, first, mid, aux); merge_sort (a, mid+1, last, aux); merge_arrays (a, first, mid, a, mid+1, last, aux, 0, last-first); for (int i first, j = 0; i <= last; ++i, ++j) a[i] = aux[j]; if (initial_call) delete [] aux;
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