#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int sumsquares(int k);

int main123124124() 
{
    int val = sumsquares(3);

    cout << "The result is " << val << endl;
    return 0;
}

// compute sum 1^2 + 2^2 + ... + k^2
int sumsquares(int k) 
{
	// base case
	if (k == 0)
	{
		return 0;
	}

	// recursive step
	int temp = sumsquares(k-1);
	return k*k + temp;

}