C Program to evaluate the following series. f(x)=x-x3/3! + x5/5!-x7/7!.....into given numbers of terms.

evaluate.c

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#include<stdio.h>
 
int main()
{
 long int x,i,j,k,n,sq,cnt;
 double fact,sum=0;
 printf("\n ENTER THE VALUE OF N: ");
 scanf("%ld",&n);
 printf("\n ENTER THE VALUE OF X: ");
 scanf("%ld",&x);
 for(i=1,cnt=1;i<=n;i=i+2,cnt++)
 {
  for(j=1,sq=1;j<=i;j++)
   sq=sq*x;
 
  for(k=1,fact=1;k<=i;k++)
   fact=fact*k;
  if(cnt%2==1)
   sum=sum+(sq/fact);
  else
   sum=sum-(sq/fact);
  printf("\n THE SUM OF THIS SERIES IS %7.2lf\n",sum);
 }
 
}

can we do it with recursion