Thread: adding variables with equations

hi, i'm having trouble correcting the syntax errors in this program it should except input from the keyboard for the first and second equations:
for example,
3a+9b+10c-8d=6
9a-2b+3c-4d=4
and the sum and difference should be the output. i appreciate any feedback how to correct this program.

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

int main() 
{ 
	
	int i1,
		i2,
		sum,
		difference;
	cout<<"Input the top equations: ";
	cin>>i1;
	cout<<"Input the bottom equations: ";
	cin>>i2;
	sum=i1+i2;
	difference=i1-i2;
	cout<<endl;
	cout<<"The sum of "<<i1<<" and "<<i2<<" is "<<sum<<endl;
	cout<<"The difference of "<<i1<<" and "<<i2<<" is "<<difference<<endl;
	return 0;
}

Code:

1>------ Rebuild All started: Project: complex, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Deleting intermediate and output files for project 'complex', configuration 'Debug|Win32'
1>Compiling...
1>complex.cpp
1>c:\users\martin\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\complex\complex\complex.cpp(30) : error C2059: syntax error : '}'
1>c:\users\martin\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\complex\complex\complex.cpp(30) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '}'
1>c:\users\martin\documents\visual studio 2008\projects\complex\complex\complex.cpp(30) : error C2059: syntax error : '}'
1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Users\Martin\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\complex\complex\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>complex - 3 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Rebuild All: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

I think you have bigger problems than the syntax at the minute. Are you hoping that when this compiles, you are able to enter an equation into an integer?

I think you need to look into data types, and I would also say to look at functions for calculating the equations such as:

Code:

double (a, b, c){
//calculation
//return result
}

The portion of source code you provided is not even 30+ lines long, so it's hard for us to tell where line 30 is. That's where your errors are, but there's no way for us to tell which line(s) of code are the problem here. And I can't see those errors anywhere in the code you provided.

Also, unless you have an option set somewhere in your IDE, that console window will disappear before you're able to see anything, so add a "cin.get();" statment before the "return 0;" statement, which requires 'enter' to be pressed before closing the window. Actually you will probably need 2 "cin.get()" statements since something is already there from the first call to "cin <<".

Originally Posted by jrohde

The portion of source code you provided is not even 30+ lines long, so it's hard for us to tell where line 30 is. That's where your errors are, but there's no way for us to tell which line(s) of code are the problem here. And I can't see those errors anywhere in the code you provided.

Also, unless you have an option set somewhere in your IDE, that console window will disappear before you're able to see anything, so add a "cin.get();" statment before the "return 0;" statement, which requires 'enter' to be pressed before closing the window. Actually you will probably need 2 "cin.get()" statements since something is already there from the first call to "cin <<".

I imagine he probably has another source file open within the same project with a main function also. That is probably where the syntax errors are coming from. Not sure if all IDE's do this but I know VC++ does.

3a+9b+10c-8d=6
9a-2b+3c-4d=4
The sum equation result is:
12a + 7b +13c -12d = 10

But I guess he doesn't know how to add two equations to get into the result line.