8 Pascal's Triangle
Problem Statement:
Write a Recursive Solution to Generate Pascal's Triangle.
Write a recursive function to generate Pascal's Triangle up to a given number of rows. Pascal's Triangle is a triangular array of binomial coefficients, where each number is the sum of the two numbers directly above it.
Example:
| Sr# | Input | Output | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | numRows = 3 | [[1],[1,1],[1,2,1]] | The first 3 rows of Pascal's Triangle are [[1],[1,1],[1,2,1]]. |
| 2 | numRows = 5 | [[1],[1,1],[1,2,1],[1,3,3,1],[1,4,6,4,1]] | The first 5 rows of Pascal's Triangle are [[1],[1,1],[1,2,1],[1,3,3,1],[1,4,6,4,1]]. |
| 3 | numRows = 1 | [[1]] | The first row of Pascal's Triangle is [[1]]. |
Constraints:
1 <= numRows <= 30
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