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Trace the following program and give the return value for each function call:

int h (int b, int n)
{
if ( n = = 0)
return 1;
else
return(b * h(b, n-1));
}

(a). What are values for h(), assuming function calls as follows:
i. h(5,3)
ii. h(3,5)
iii. h(2,2)
(b). Describer the action of the function. What is the function in the <cmath> library that performs a similar calculation?

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(a). What are values for h(), assuming function calls as follows:
i. h(5,3)
ii. h(3,5)
iii. h(2,2)

Answer ----
a. h(5,3) will return 125.

b. h(3,5) will return 243

c. h(2,2) will return 4.

(b). Describer the action of the ...

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