Thread: Please help me with my code

If left and right are to be believed, then (upper_left.x - lower_right.x) would be negative.

Originally Posted by isuckatlife

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Here is an example of the terminal with the output:
Enter the x coordinate for the top-left corner: 0
Enter the y coordinate for the top-left corner: 2
Enter the x coordinate for the bottom-right corner: 1
Enter the y coordinate for the bottom-right corner: 4
Now enter the x coordinate for a point: 3 //I am doing nothing with this yet
Now enter the y coordinate for a point: 5 //I am doing nothing with this yet
The area of the rectangle is: 2.000000117 //the answer should just be 2 right? why the strange decimals?

No matter what, I always get 2.000000 with that input (even throwing more decimals in the mix). You should note, though, that %lf is not used to print a double. (It's supposed to have no effect, as though you had typed %f instead.)

Ok, I see that now. I will fix that but since I did it for both x and y so they will both be negative which will give me a positive. I still get the strange decimals.

OK, now it is working perfectly. Thank you for your help, I don't know why I was getting the strange decimals before. I changed the %lf to %f. Thanks for pointing that out

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Do not erase your post just because your problem has been solved - how the hell does that help other people that might run into the same problem?

Jesus. It is as if some people do not think before acting.