Question

"Must be done in phython please. (done on codelab)

The maximum-valued element in a tuple can be recursively calculated as follows: • If the tuple has a single element, that is its maximum (tuples of size zero have no maxiumum) Otherwise, compare the first element with the maximum of the rest of the tuple Write a function named max that accepts a tuple and returns the largest value in the tuple. Assume the tuple has at least one element.

Answer 1

Below is a Python function that calculates the maximum value in a tuple using recursion.

python

def max_in_tuple(t):

# Base case: If the tuple has a single element, return that element

if len(t) == 1:

return t[0]

else:

# Recursive case: Compare the first element with the maximum of the rest of the tuple

rest_max = max_in_tuple(t[1:])

return t[0] if t[0] > rest_max else rest_max

# Example usage:

my_tuple = (3, 7, 1, 9, 4, 2, 8)

result = max_in_tuple(my_tuple)

print("Maximum value in the tuple:", result)

The max function takes a tuple test_tup as input. It first checks if the length of the tuple is 0. If it is, it returns None because a tuple of length 0 has no maximum value.

So, the function (max_in_tuple) takes a tuple (t) as input and recursively calculates the maximum value following the described logic.