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← Logic & PuzzlesIf implementing a Tower of Hanoi solver, which outcome occurs when the base case lacks a stopping condition?
A)Correct, optimized solution is achieved
B)Stack overflow error eventually occurs✓
C)First disk is moved correctly
D)Algorithm terminates after two moves
💡 Explanation
An absent base case in a recursive Tower of Hanoi implementation means the recursive calls never stop, because there's no condition to halt the function's self-invocation. Therefore, a stack overflow error will happen, rather than correct execution, because each call adds a new frame to the stack until memory is exhausted.
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