Thread: Program tha calculates the square and cube of the numbers from 1 to 10.

/ * Program tha calculates the square and cube of the numbers from 1 to 10.
This is my code so far, it is instructed to only use the if statement (no else, while, for, etc).
And use the \t to print the bellow table, any hints???? thanks!! */

Code:

number   square   cube
0          0        0
1          1        1
2          4        8
3          9        27
4          16       64
5          25       125
6          36       216
7          49       343
8          64       512
9          81       729
10         100     1000

I've achieved so far the following code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

main()

{

	int num, squ, cub;

	num = 0;

	squ = num * num;

	cub = num * num * num;

	
	
	printf("\nnumber\tsquare\tcube\n\n");

	printf("%d\t%d\t%d\n\n", num, squ, cub);

	getch();

	return 0;
}

Any suggestions will be appreciated!!!!!!

I am a complete newbie, maybe more so than you are but I can tell right off the bat you need an if loop and some kind of increment operator (++) to go along with it in order to print that table as it is shown

First off ... you are doing your calculations before you know the values of the variables. The order of execution in a C file is top to bottom... it won't go back and look for it...

Second, I would seriously question why you can't use loops. With a for() loop... it would take about 5 or 6 lines of code...

In fact, the only way to do this without while() do-while() or for() is to use goto() and that is a seriously depricated practice. C has loops for just that reason...

If you can post the original assignment, that would help...

Or make a pair of lookup tables which gives all the squares and cubes of 1 through 10.

Originally Posted by whiteflags

Or make a pair of lookup tables which gives all the squares and cubes of 1 through 10.

Still needs a loop of some kind to print them...

Originally Posted by CommonTater

Still needs a loop of some kind to print them...

Not really, but like iMalc says, code duplication will happen.

Recursion!

Originally Posted by quzah

You could just do this without all of the separate calculation lines, and a single variable:

Code:

v = 0
printf("%d\t%d\t%d\n\n", ++v, v*v, v*v*v); /* ten times */

Quzah.

Isn't the order in which parameters are evaluated unspecified? Doesn't that mean that v*v could happen first, then ++v, then v*v*v, giving incorrect results? Or does ++v create some sequence point that prevents this from happening?

Actually, according to the OP, if is the only thing s/he can use. But just for kicks, here's an if-free recursive version:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int powers(int n)
{
    return (n < 0) || (powers(n-1) && printf("%d\t%d\t%d\n", n, n*n, n*n*n));
}

int main(void)
{
    printf("number\tsquare\tcube\n");
    powers(10);

    return 0;
}