Thread: i can't fix it! its driving me nuts

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    i can't fix it! its driving me nuts

    This is supposed to compute iMax^3 + iMax-1^3 + iMax-2^3...1^3
    Instead, it doesn't . How can i add up the terms in my for loop? It is setup so it only adds iMax^3 and iMax-1^3, but i don't know how to fix it.

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <math.h>
    void cube(void);
    int main(void)
    {
    cube();
    return 0;
    }

    void cube(void)
    { int iMax, iAns, iCube, iNumber;
    printf("input max integer: ");
    scanf("%i", &iMax);
    iAns = pow(iMax,3);
    for (iNumber=1; iNumber <iMax; iNumber++)
    iCube = pow(iNumber,3) + pow(iMax,3);
    printf("Cube is : %i", iCube);
    }

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    1) Stop spamming the board. Use your existing thread.
    2) Use code tags. See left if you don't know how.
    3) Why are you using the power function?
    Code:
    int cubethis( int tc )
    {
        return tc * tc * tc;
    }
    
    int foo( int f )
    {
        int x,y=0;
        for( x = f; x > 0; x-- )
            y += cubethis( x );
        return y;
    }
    Try something like that. That should give you:

    x = foo( 5 );
    x = 5^3 + 4^3 + 2^3 + 1^3;

    Quzah.
    Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.

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    thanks for the help, i'll see if that works. sorry for spamming the board i'm new at this.

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