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write an algorithm that determines the maximum number of elements in a given array.
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// function to determine maximum element in an array 
def findmax(arr, n): 
    max = arr[0] 
  
    for i in range(1, n): 
        if arr[i] > max: 
            max = arr[i] 
    return max
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