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Analyze the following recursive method and indicate which of the following will be true.

public static long factorial (int n)

{ return n * factorial (n - 1); }

a) The method runs infinitely and causes a StackOverflowError.

b) Invoking factorial (2) returns 2.

c) Invoking factorial (1) returns 1.

d) Invoking factorial (0) returns 0.

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    a) The method runs infinitely and causes a StackOverflowError.

    / / Return the factorial for a specified index

    public static long factorial (int n)

    {

    if (n = = 0)

    return 1;

    else

    return n * factorial (n - 1);

    }

    b) Invoking factorial (2) returns 2.

    / / Return the factorial (2)

    public static long factorial (int 2)

    {

    if (n = = 2)

    return 2;

    else

    return 2 * factorial (3 - 1);

    }

    c) Invoking factorial (1) returns 1.

    / / Return the factorial (1)

    public static long factorial (int 1)

    {

    if (n = = 1)

    return 1;

    else

    return 1 * factorial (1 - 1);

    }

    d) Invoking factorial (0) returns 0.

    / / Return the factorial (0)

    public static long factorial (int 0)

    {

    if (n = = 0)

    return 0;

    else

    return 0 * factorial (0 - 1);

    }
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