Find the maximum of two numbers without using if-else statements.

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Use bitwise operations to find the maximum of two numbers

  • Use bitwise operations like XOR and AND to compare and find the maximum of two numbers

  • Example: int max = b ^ ((a ^ b) & -(a < b));

Sachin Boda
5mo
a = 10 b = 20 result = max(a, b) print("Maximum number is:", result)
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