Introduction to Programming using Python 1st Edition

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Chapter 15 - Recursion - Section 15.11 - Tail Recursion - Check Point - MyProgrammingLab - Page 522: 15.20

Answer

Tail recursion is desirable because since at the at the time of recursive call no operation was pending there is no need to store the current state of function in stack memory, hence the tail recursion saves resources.

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