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APC-PRAC-012.c

Problem Statement

Write a program to input three integer and find out second largest

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License MIT
Difficulty Beginner (index: 1 / 10)

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Source Code

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int a, b, c, secondLargest;
    printf("Enter three number : ");
    scanf("%d %d %d", &a, &b, &c);
    if ((a < b && a > c) || (a > b && a < c))
        secondLargest = a;
    if ((b < a && b > c) || (b > a && b < c))
        secondLargest = b;
    if ((c < b && c > a) || (c > b && c < a))
        secondLargest = c;
    printf("\nSecond Largest : %d", secondLargest);
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (APC-PRAC-012.c):

    #include <stdio.h>

    int main()
    {
        int a, b, c, secondLargest;
        printf("Enter three number : ");
        scanf("%d %d %d", &a, &b, &c);
        if ((a < b && a > c) || (a > b && a < c))
            secondLargest = a;
        if ((b < a && b > c) || (b > a && b < c))
            secondLargest = b;
        if ((c < b && c > a) || (c > b && c < a))
            secondLargest = c;
        printf("\nSecond Largest : %d", secondLargest);
        return 0;
    }