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+Program 47
+
+Write a program to find the maximum and minimum element in an array.
+
+Variable description--
+
+n=Number of elements in an array
+
+a=Array of size N
+
+min= Holds the minimum element
+
+max=Holds the maximum element
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+#include <stdio.h>
+int main()
+{
+
+    int a[100],n,min,max;
+    printf("enter the size of the array");
+    scanf("%d",&n);
+    printf("enter the elements of the array");
+    for(int i=0;i<n;++i)
+        scanf("%d",&a[i]);
+    //Assuming the first element of the array to be minimum and maximum
+    min=a[0];
+    max=a[0];
+    for(int i=1;i<n;++i)
+    {
+        if(a[i]>max)
+            max=a[i];
+        if(a[i]<min)
+            min=a[i];
+    }
+    printf("The minimum element is %d\n",min);
+    printf("The maximum element is %d",max);
+}
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