Consider the following definition of a recursive method. public static int foo(int n) //Line 1 { //Line 2 if (n == 0) //Line 3 return 0; //Line 4 else //Line 5 return n + foo(n - 1); //Line 6} Which of the statements represent the base case?
A) Statements in Lines 3 and 4
B) Statements in Lines 5 and 6
C) Statements in Lines 3, 4, and 5
D) None of these

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The base case in a recursive function is the condition under which the function stops calling itself. In this method, the base case is when `n == 0`, which is handled by the statements in Lines 3 and 4.

Consider the Following Definition of a Recursive Method