Create Kth largest element.cpp

Arrays/Kth largest element.cpp

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+#include <iostream>  
+
+#include <bits/stdc++.h>  
+
+using namespace std;  
+
+
+
+// Function that returns the Kth largest element  
+
+int kth_largest_element(int arr[], int k, int n){  
+
+    // Sorts the array  
+
+    sort(arr, arr + n);  
+
+
+
+    // Reverses the array  
+
+    reverse(arr, arr+n);  
+
+
+
+    // Returns the required element  
+
+    return arr[k-1];  
+
+}  
+
+
+
+int main(){  
+
+    // Given array  
+
+    int arr[] = {12, 15, 7, 3, 8, 16, 25};  
+
+
+
+    // n represents the size of the array  
+
+    int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);  
+
+
+
+    int k = 3;  
+
+    cout << "The "<< k << "th largest element = " << kth_largest_element(arr, k, n) << endl;  
+
+    return 0;  
+
+}