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Explain recursion with the example of determining your row in a stadium by asking the row in front of your what row it is… asking until you get to the first row, the base case.

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  • In this example the Base Case is the first row, they know what row they are 1.
  • The recursive call involves asking the row in front of you what row their in and adding 1 to that number.
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