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Python Recursion

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1) Calculate the length of the string using recursion.

def recursive_length(string):

# Base case: if the string is empty, its length is 0

if string == "":

return 0

# Recursive case: count 1 for the first character and recurse on the rest

return 1 + recursive_length(string[1:])

# Example usage

string = "Hello"

print("Length of the string:", recursive_length(string))

2)Calculate the sum of first n natural numbers using recursion.

def recursive_sum(n):

# Base case: if n is 0, the sum is 0

if n == 0:

return 0

# Recursive case: add n to the sum of numbers up to n-1

return n + recursive_sum(n - 1)

# Example usage

n=5

print("Sum of first", n, "natural numbers:", recursive_sum(n))


3) Write a recursive function that accepts two numbers with variables a and b and calculate a power b or
a raised to b. Test the recursive function.

def power(a, b):

# Base case: any number raised to the power of 0 is 1

if b == 0:

return 1

# Recursive case: multiply a by the result of a^(b-1)

return a * power(a, b - 1)

# Example usage

a=3

b=4

print(f"{a} raised to the power {b} is:", power(a, b))

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