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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int number;
cout<< "Enter an integer: ";
cin>> number;
if ( number > 0) { // Checking whether an integer is positi
cout << "You entered a positive integer: "<<number<<endl;
}
cout<<"This statement is always executed because it's outside
return 0;
}

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Enter an integer: 5
You entered a positive number: 5
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Enter a number: 5
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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int number;
cout<< "Enter an integer: ";
cin>> number;
if ( number >= 0) {
cout << "You entered a positive integer: "<<number<<endl;
}

else {
cout<<"You entered a negative integer: "<<number<<endl;
}
cout<<"This statement is always executed because it's outside
return 0;

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Enter an integer: 4
You entered a negative integer: 4
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if (test expression1){
statement/s to be executed if test expression1 is true;
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statement/s to be executed if test expression1 is fals
}
else if (test expression 3) {
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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int number;
cout<< "Enter an integer: ";
cin>> number;
if ( number > 0) {
cout << "You entered a positive integer: "<<number<<endl;
}
else if (number < 0){
cout<<"You entered a negative integer: "<<number<<endl;
}
else {
cout<<"You entered 0."<<endl;
}
cout<<"This statement is always executed because it's outside
return 0;

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if ( a < b ) {
a = b;
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