Area of a polygon (Recursively using Python)
I'm trying a solve an exercise from Exploring Python book. But, I guess I don't understand concept of the recursion. I've written some Recursively function. Therefore I know some of the aspects. But, I don't have enough experience. And I've stopped to study programming about one year. Anyway, let me give you the full question: A polygon can be represented by a list of (x, y) pairs where each pair is a tuple: [ (x1, y1), (x2, y2), (x3, y3) , ... (xn, yn)]. Write a recursive function to compute the area of a polygon. This can be accomplished by “cutting off” a triangle, using the fact that a