What is required to make a recursive method successful?
I special cases that handle the simplest computations directly
II a recursive call to simplify the computation
III a mutual recursion
A) I
B) II
C) I and II
D) I, II, and III

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A successful recursive method requires special cases (base cases) to handle the simplest computations directly and a recursive call to simplify the computation by breaking it down into smaller instances of the same problem. Mutual recursion is not necessary for a single recursive method.

What Is Required to Make a Recursive Method Successful