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Questions About List Filtering

Q: What's the result of filtering an empty list?

A: The empty list.

Q: If the head of a nonempty list satisfies the predicate, what should filter return?
(Hint: Answer in terms of the head and the tail.)

A: The result of consing the head onto the result of filtering the tail.

Q: If the head of a nonempty list does not satisfy the predicate, what should filter return?

A: The result of filtering the tail.


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