How to invert an inputted number?

[george7378]

Hello, and I think this is a very basic question, but I don't know how to take the negative of a number as inputted by the user. I am trying to make a program to do the quadratic formula, in which the user enters a number (b) and the program inverts it to get -b which is then used in the equation. Is it as simple as putting:

topline1 = -b + (sqrt(discriminant));

...or do I need to do something more complicated?

Thanks!

[Memloop]

The way you've done it is fine, but you need to be a bit careful so that the result doesn't overflow (signed overflow is undefined). This typically involves making sure that you're not negating INT_MIN or similar.