Answer to Question 14C-1

Here are the facts.

1. sumsq(0) = 0.

2. When n > 0, sumsq(n) = sumsq(n−1) + n².

Here is a definition of sumsq(n) in C++.

  int sumsq(const int n)
  {
    if(n == 0)
    {
      return 0;
    }
    else
    {
      return sumsq(n-1) + n*n;
    }
  }