What is the purpose of the algorithm below? myfunction(
s,
n) {

            
mynum=
a

                
mynum_pl= 1

                for
i= 2 to
n

           if (
s
i
>
mynum) {

                     
outval=
s
i

                                
mynum_pl=
i

                       }

           return
mynum_pl

              } . . .