What is the output of the following implementation of Kadane's algorithm?
#include<stdio.h>
int max_num(int a, int b)
{
if(a > b)
return a;
return b;
}
int kadane_algo(int *arr, int len)
{
int ans, sum, idx;
ans =0;
sum =0;
for(idx =0; idx < len; idx++)
{
sum = max_num(0,sum + arr[idx]);
ans = max_num(sum,ans);
}
return ans;
}
int main()
{
int arr[] = {2, 3, -3, -1, 2, 1, 5, -3}, len = 8;
int ans = kadane_algo(arr,len);
printf("%d",ans);
return 0;
}
#include<stdio.h>
int max_num(int a, int b)
{
if(a > b)
return a;
return b;
}
int kadane_algo(int *arr, int len)
{
int ans, sum, idx;
ans =0;
sum =0;
for(idx =0; idx < len; idx++)
{
sum = max_num(0,sum + arr[idx]);
ans = max_num(sum,ans);
}
return ans;
}
int main()
{
int arr[] = {2, 3, -3, -1, 2, 1, 5, -3}, len = 8;
int ans = kadane_algo(arr,len);
printf("%d",ans);
return 0;
}A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Answer: Option D

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