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+// functin returning pointer
+
+#include<stdio.h>
+int *larger(int *, int *); /* prototype */
+void main ( )
+{
+    int a = 10;
+    int b = 20;
+    int *p;
+    p = larger(&a,&b); //Function call 
+    printf ("larger is %d", *p);
+}
+int *larger (int *x, int *y)
+{
+    if (*x>*y)
+        return (x); /*address of a */
+    else
+        return (y); /* address of b */
+}
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