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// Fig. 3.4: fig03_04.cpp
// Finding the maximum of three floating-point numbers.
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;
double maximum( double, double, double ); // function prototype
int main()
{
double number1;
double number2;
double number3;
cout << "Enter three floating-point numbers: ";
cin >> number1 >> number2 >> number3;
// number1, number2 and number3 are arguments to
// the maximum function call
cout << "Maximum is: "
<< maximum( number1, number2, number3 ) << endl;
return 0; // indicates successful termination
} // end main
// function maximum definition;
// x, y and z are parameters
double maximum( double x, double y, double z )
{
double max = x; // assume x is largest
if ( y > max ) // if y is larger,
max = y; // assign y to max
if ( z > max ) // if z is larger,
max = z; // assign z to max
return max; // max is largest value
} // end function maximum
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