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What is the time complexity of the following iterative method used to find the sum of the first n natural numbers?
#include<stdio.h>
int get_sum(int n)
{
      int sm, i;
      for(i = 1; i <= n; i++)
        sm += i;
      return sm;
}
int main()
{
    int n = 10;
    int ans = get_sum(n);
    printf("%d",ans);
    return 0;
}

A. O(1)

B. O(n)

C. O(n2)

D. O(n3)

Answer: Option B


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