public int maxTriple(int[] nums) {
  int first = nums[0];
  int mid = nums[nums.length/2];
  int last = nums[nums.length-1];

  int largest = Math.max(first, mid);
  largest = Math.max(largest, last);

  return largest;
}

public int maxTriple(int[] nums) {
  int first = nums[0];
  int mid = nums[nums.length/2];
  int last = nums[nums.length-1];

  int largest = Math.max(first, Math.max(mid, last) );

  return largest;
}