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What will be the output of the following pseudocode for a = 5, b = 1?Integer funn(Integer a, Integer b)if(b + a || a - b) && (b > a) && 1)a = a+b+b-2return 3-aElseEnd ifreturn a-b+1return a+b End function fun()Question 81AnswerA.11B.16C.5D.0

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What will be the output of the following pseudocode for a = 5, b = 1?Integer funn(Integer a, Integer b)if(b + a || a - b) && (b > a) && 1)a = a+b+b-2return 3-aElseEnd ifreturn a-b+1return a+b End function fun()Question 81AnswerA.11B.16C.5D.0

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The pseudocode provided can be broken down as follows:

  1. The function funn takes two integers a and b as input.
  2. It first checks the condition (b + a || a - b) && (b > a) && 1. Here, || is the logical OR operator and && is the logical AND operator. The condition b + a || a - b will always be true because it checks if either b + a or a - b is not zero. Since a and b are integers, at least one of these will always be non-zero. The condition b > a checks if b is greater than a. The && 1 part is always true because in most programming languages, 1 is considered as true.
  3. If the condition is true, it executes a = a+b+b-2 and then returns 3-a.
  4. If the condition is false, it skips to the Else part and returns a-b+1.
  5. The final return a+b seems to be outside the function and will not be executed.

Now, let's substitute a = 5 and b = 1 into the pseudocode:

  1. The condition (1 + 5 || 5 - 1) && (1 > 5) && 1 simplifies to (6 || 4) && (false) && true, which further simplifies to true && false, which is false.
  2. Since the condition is false, it skips to the Else part and returns 5 - 1 + 1, which is 5.

So, the output of the pseudocode for a = 5 and b = 1 is 5. Therefore, the answer is C.5.

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