Array Max From Position

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Problem

The ANZ mobile app may need to inspect a portion of an event or transaction-value list beginning at a specified position. Given an integer array and a valid starting index, return the maximum element from that index through the end of the array.

The starting element is included in the search. Do not modify the input array.

Formal Specification

Implement max_from_position(nums, start):

Input: nums, a non-empty list of integers, and start, an integer index.
Output: The largest integer in the inclusive range nums[start:].
Return type: Integer.

Constraints

1 <= len(nums) <= 10^5
0 <= start < len(nums)
-10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
The input array must remain unchanged

Function Signature

def max_from_position(nums, start):

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