What will be the output of the following code: int max(int a, int b) { return (a > b) ? a : b; } cout << max(5, 3); in C++?

The given answer (Option A: max(5, 3)) is incorrect.

The function:
int max(int a, int b) {
return (a > b) ? a : b;
}

uses the ternary operator to return the greater of the two values.

When calling:
cout 3 is true

So the function returns 5

Therefore, the output will be: 5
Since 5 is not listed in the options, none of the given options are correct.

The given code snippet defines a function max that takes two integer arguments a and b and returns the maximum of the two values using the ternary conditional operator (a > b) ? a : b.

Then, max(5, 3) is called in the cout statement.

Let's evaluate max(5, 3):

The first argument is 5, and the second argument is 3.
Since 5 > 3 is true, the expression (a > b) ? a : b evaluates to a, which is 5.
So, the output of the code will be: 5 Option B is wrong correct it by writing 5 as correct answer.