Thread: why different answers for this equation

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    * Write a program that checks whether the equation

    (x+y)^2 = x^2 + 2xy + y^2

    * is true for all double values. If you find any two values for
    * which the equation is not true, then explain why this is so.
    */

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>

    int main() {

    double x, y, LeftEq, RightEq;

    /*Input*/
    printf("INPUT");
    printf("\n=====\n");
    printf("Enter double value for x: ");
    scanf("%lf", &x);

    printf("Enter double value for y: ");
    scanf("%lf", &y);
    /*End of Input*/

    /*Assign the 2 equations to 2 variables*/
    LeftEq = (x+y) * (x+y);
    RightEq = (x*x) + (2*x*y) + (y*y);


    /*Display Results*/
    printf("\n\nCHECK and COMPARE");
    printf("\n=================\n");

    printf("The EQUATION (X+Y)^2 = %10.13f\n", LeftEq);


    /*Conditions to compare the 2 equations*/
    if(LeftEq == RightEq)
    printf("\n.........has the same value as.........\n\n");

    else if(LeftEq != RightEq)
    printf("\n.........has a different value from.........\n\n");

    else
    printf("Invalid values obtained!!!");
    /*stop comparing*/

    printf("The EQUATION (X^2 + 2XY + Y^2) = %10.13f\n", RightEq);

    printf("\n");
    /* end of display */

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;

    }

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    If you're having problems with floats, you need to read the document Prelude found here
    http://www.cprogramming.com/cboard/s...threadid=16892

    Basically, you can't compare floats for equality, you can only say that they are "close enough".

    How close depends on what you're trying to do (see the link)

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