Find the output of the following C++ code: int A[] = {20, 90, 70, 10}; int * P…

2017

Find the output of the following C++ code:
int A[] = {20, 90, 70, 10};
int * P = A;
A[2] += 10;
P += 2;
cout << *P << endl;

  1. A.

    70

  2. B.

    80

  3. C.

    90

  4. D.

    10​

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Correct answer: B

Correct Answer: 80

Reasoning:

  • Interpretation: P is intended to be a pointer to int (int *P). P = A makes P point to the first element of the array A.

  • A[2] starts as 70; the statement A[2] += 10 increases it to 80.

  • P += 2 advances the pointer so it points to A[2].

  • Dereferencing the pointer (*P) then yields 80, which is printed.

Note: The original code snippet appears to omit the pointer asterisk and the dereference in the print statement. For this result, the declarations and output should be int *P, A[] = {20, 90, 70, 10}; P = A; A[2] += 10; P += 2; cout << *P << endl;.

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