Return the Larger of Two Values

Write a function template larger(T first, T second) that returns the larger of the two values as a T. Use an if statement, not std::max. When the two values are equal, return first.

The tests print one result per line for larger(3, 9), larger(-2, -7), larger(2.5, 1.75), larger(4, 4) and larger(std::string("pear"), std::string("apple")) (strings compare alphabetically).

Do NOT write a main function.

Expected Output:

9↵
-2↵
2.5↵
4↵
pear↵

= newline. The output ends with a newline — print one after the last line.

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