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Algorithm to add numbers recursively with ruby
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recursive-sum-of-numbers-in-ruby.rb
def sum(*numbers)
return numbers[0] if numbers.length == 1
sum_accumulator = numbers.pop
return sum_accumulator + sum(*numbers)
end
sum(1, 2, 3, 4) # 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10
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