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Problem Statement

Write a C program with a function that accepts an integer array pointer and returns the maximum element.

Input Format

First line: N. Second line: N space-separated integers.

Output Format

Print the maximum element.

Constraints

1 <= N <= 1000

Sample Input

5
1 5 3 9 2

Sample Output

Explanation

Finds the max value using pointer dereferencing.

Starter Code

#include <stdio.h>

int findMax(int *ptr, int n) {
    // Write your code here
}

int main() {
    int n;
    if (scanf("%d", &n) == 1) {
        int arr[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
        printf("%dn", findMax(arr, n));
    }
    return 0;
}

Limits

Time Limit: 1s
Memory Limit: 256MB

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