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# 104. Maximum Depth of Binary Tree

```java
class Solution {
    public int maxDepth(TreeNode root) {
        if(root==null) return 0;
        //postorder
        int leftHeight = maxDepth(root.left);
        int rightHeight = maxDepth(root.right);
        return Math.max(leftHeight, rightHeight)+1;
    }
}
```