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01. Define a function that adds two numbersE02. Write a function that returns a greetingE03. Implement a function to find the maximum of threeE04. Create a function to join words with a separatorE05. Write a function that returns the length of a sequenceE06. Implement a function with a default argumentE07. Create a function that accepts any number of argsE08. Write a function that handles keyword argumentsE09. Implement a function that returns multiple valuesE10. Write a function that modifies a passed listE11. Define a function that reads a global variableE12. Write a function with a simple docstringE13. Write a function that demonstrates nonlocal usageM14. Create a function factory returning customized functionsM15. Implement argument unpacking with *args and **kwargsM16. Write a function that avoids mutable default argsM17. Create a function with keyword-only parametersM18. Implement a simple recursive function with a base caseM19. Implement a decorator that logs function callsH20. Write a decorator that memoizes function resultsH

Problem No 3

Implement a function to find the maximum of three

Easy

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Summary

Return the largest of three values using a function.

Problem statement

Write a function named max_of_three that takes three numeric arguments and returns the maximum of them. The function should handle integers and floats and return the exact value (not a string). Do not print; return the result.

Task

Create max_of_three(a, b, c) that returns the largest of the three inputs.

Examples

Find max of three

Input

max_of_three(1, 5, 3)

Output

5

Explanation

The largest of 1, 5, and 3 is 5.

Input format

Call max_of_three(a, b, c) with three numbers.

Output format

Return the maximum numeric value among the three arguments.

Constraints

Do not use prints. The function should return a single numeric value.

Samples

Sample input 0

max_of_three(10, 7, 9)

Sample output 0

10

Explanation 0

10 is the largest of the three.

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