Given the code for the recursive algorithm that sums the sequence of numbers from one to one hundred.

Question

def sum(n):
if n < 1:
return 0
else:
return n + sum(n - 1)
result = sum(100)
print(result)
How could the code be altered to print the sum of the first 6 terms in the sequence,7n+1?

Answer 1

To alter the code to print the sum of the first 6 terms in the sequence 7n + 1, we need to modify the sum function to calculate the terms in this sequence.

Here's the updated code:

def sum(n):
if n < 1:
return 0
else:
return (7 * n + 1) + sum(n - 1)

result = sum(6)
print(result)

This code will calculate the sum of the first 6 terms in the sequence 7n + 1 and print the result.