Simple calculation not working, need help

I am trying to get a program to calculate the side of a triangle. I know this is a simple code, im a first year student. So bare with me

http://rchevys.com/ffxi/underRATEDGames/test.txt

For some reason, when it gets to the output for the calculation it just puts 0 instead of the value it should be desplaying. what am i doing wrong here?

> printf("C = %d", C);
Use %f for floats and doubles, not %d

I changed that but the answer is still coming out to "0"

Betcha didn't change all your scanf() calls to use the correct conversion either...

I changed it to :
(still no good)

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <windows.h>

double A,B,C,calculation;
int selection;


main()
{
	printf("Calcute the side of a traingle...a^2 + b^2 = c^2\n");
	printf("Which sides do you have?\n");
	printf("(1) a , b\n(2) b , c\n(3) a , c\n");
	scanf("%d", &selection);
		if (selection==1)
		{
			printf("Please enter the two sides:\n");
			printf("A: ");
			scanf("%f", &A);
			printf("B: ");
			scanf("%f", &B);
			calculation = A*A-B*B;
			C = sqrt(calculation);
			printf("C = %f", C);
		}
		if (selection==2)
		{
			printf("Please enter the two sides:\n");
			printf("B: ");
			scanf("%f", &B);
			printf("C: ");
			scanf("%f", &C);
			calculation = B*B-C*C;
			A = sqrt(calculation);
			printf("A = %f", A);
		}
		if (selection==3)
		{
			printf("Please enter the two sides:\n");
			printf("A: ");
			scanf("%f", &A);
			printf("C: ");
			scanf("%f", &C);
			calculation = C*C-A*A;
			B = sqrt(calculation);
			printf("B = %f", B);
		}
	Sleep (50000);

	return 0;
}

>Betcha didn't change all your scanf() calls to use the correct conversion either...

Code:

double A,B,C,calculation;
/* ... */
scanf("%f", &A);

Nope. Use "%lf" for double with scanf.

Code:

printf("A: ");
scanf("%1f", &A);
printf("B: ");
scanf("%1f", &B);
calculation = A*A-B*B;
C = sqrt(calculation);
printf("C = %f", C);

I tried that with still no luck. Still giving me 0.0000
I also tried puting printf("C = %1f", C);
Same result

printf("Please enter the two sides:\n");
printf("A: ");
scanf("%f", &A);
printf("B: ");
scanf("%f", &B);
calculation = A*A-B*B;
C = sqrt(calculation);
printf("C = %f", C);

maybe its just me but the formula for finding sides on right
triangles is :
(Pathagerean Therom.. SP?)
A*A + B*B = C*C

(pay close attention to the + )

EDIT : i was in a rush so i didnt check your other formula's
on there, but i suggest you check them if there not giving you the
correct answer

Woops, that was normally a +. I accidently copied and pasted over it when i was trying something else. but thats not the problem.

Originally Posted by Summonerur

Code:

printf("A: ");
scanf("%lf", &A); /* 'ell' -- not 'one' */
printf("B: ");
scanf("%lf", &B); /* 'ell' -- not 'one' */
calculation = A*A-B*B;
C = sqrt(calculation);
printf("C = %f", C);

I also tried puting printf("C = %1f", C);

No need.

Code:

printf("C = %f", C);

ahhh That did the trick. One last question.

How do I get the printf() to output the answer without rounding off?

Originally Posted by Summonerur

How do I get the printf() to output the answer without rounding off?

Could you post an expected input and output to demonstrate exactly what you mean? For example,

Calcute the side of a traingle...a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Which sides do you have?
(1) a , b
(2) b , c
(3) a , c
3
Please enter the two sides:
A: 3
C: 4
B = 2.645751

yeah, something like that. where the square root will end up as a very large number. It seems to be rounding it off at random places at times.

http://rchevys.com/ffxi/underRATEDGames/test.txt

here is my code again, it has been updated a bit.

It seems to be rounding it off at random places at times.

Welcome to the world of floating point numbers.

Quzah.

Originally Posted by quzah

Welcome to the world of floating point numbers.

Quzah.

Wow! Thanks for the help, I know everything I need to know now.



Do you actually enjoy sitting here bashing on people who are trying to learn things? I have been looking at previous threads to maybe learn some things off of other peoples questions and I noticed all you do is post sarcastic comments that have absolutely no educational value.

I am sorry if we are not all as smart as you are or fortunate enough to have had or have professors who know what they are teaching. /bow