Write a function definition, max_absolute , that takes as arguments 0 or more nu

Question

Write a function definition, max_absolute, that takes as arguments 0 or more numbers, and returns the number with the highest absolute value. If no numbers are specified, the function must return the Python constant None - not the string "None".

You may assume that the arguments passed to the function, if any, are all valid numbers. The function must be able to take an arbitrary number of arguments.

You may test your function as follows:

max_absolute(-100, 2.5, 70) should return -100.

max_absolute(-10) should return -10.

max_absolute() should return the Python constant None (not the string "None")

max_absolute(3, -100, 2, 70, 100, -2, -70) can return either -100 or 100.

Please note that the function must return a result, not print it.

Hint: The built-in Python function abs returns the absolute value of a number.

Explanation / Answer

def max_absolute(*args): max_val = None for arg in args: if max_val is None or abs(arg) > abs(max_val): max_val = arg return max_val print(max_absolute(-100, 2.5, 70)) print(max_absolute(-10)) print(max_absolute()) print(max_absolute(3, -100, 2, 70, 100, -2, -70))

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