help with output

**dwks** · 09-18-2005

What are you entering for your data?

**dwks** · 09-18-2005

Maybe you need to invert -2682.00000. Like, maybe the answer is 2682.00000.

**Dave_Sinkula** · 09-18-2005

Originally Posted by dwks

Code:

"second is %f seconds.\n",time);

I already told you to change that to %lf.

With printf, this is unnecessary and in C89 actually undefined behavior.

**prasath** · 09-19-2005

Code:

grasqyd = yarea - harea;

Code:

 I made the change but I'm still getting -2682.00000 seconds for an 
answer.

here
in any case if harea is greater than yarea, obviously ur result is going to be negative .
that is the reason why ur getting answer in negative.

**s_ny33** · 09-19-2005

What do I need to change to correct this negative result? I entered %6.2lf in the result but I don't think it will work.

Code:

 ("The time required to cut the grass at a rate of two square feet a\n" 
  "second is %6.2lf.\n",time);

To answer the previous question, I enter values such as:

Code:

Enter the length of the yard in feet (eg.20):35

Enter the width of the yard in feet (eg.20):20

Enter the length of the house in feet (eg.20):16

Enter the width of the house in feet (eg.20):13

**prasath** · 09-19-2005

Just check which one is greater and find out the difference accordingly.this solves the negative problem

Code:

yarea>harea ? (grasqyd = yarea - harea) : (grasqyd = harea - yarea);

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