Thread: Help With Calculation

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    Help With Calculation

    This is written in C. The program works, but the calculation is wrong, can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

    Thank You

    Code:
    #include "stdafx.h"
    #include <math.h>
    
    #using <mscorlib.dll>
    
    using namespace System;
    
    // Function prorotypes
    
     void sphere_volume (double);
    
    // PI is a constant
    
    const double PI=3.14159;
    
    
    int _tmain()
    
    
    {
    	// Integer local to Main to store initial radius value
    double r;
    
    	printf("Please Enter A Positive Radius Value\n");
    	scanf("%lf", &r);
    
    // If Else Function To Make Sure The User Types A Positive and Not A Negative Integer.
    
    	if (r >= 0)
    		sphere_volume (r);
    
    	else
    		printf("You Must Enter A Positive Integer!!!! Not A Negative Integer!!!\n");
    
    	return 0;
    
    }
    
    // This Is The Fnction That Does The Calculations For The Volume.
    
    void sphere_volume (double radius)
    
    {
    	double  radius_cubed;
    
    	double exponent=3;
    
    	double volume;
    
    	printf("This Is The Test To See If R Was Passed To The Function: %lf\n", radius);
    
    	radius_cubed=pow(radius, exponent);
    
    	volume=(4/3)*PI*radius_cubed;
    
    	printf("The Volume Of The Sphere is %lf\n", volume);
    }

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    There is a C programming forum for C programs.

    Your problem is this:
    Code:
    (4/3)
    make it
    Code:
    (4.0/3)
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    The reason is: 4/3 is integer division. The fractional part is discarded. So it ends up being 1, not 1.33333333333333. 4.0 is a floating point number, and the result of that expression is the expected value, 1.3333333333333333.

    Oh yes, and
    Code:
    printf("The Volume Of The Sphere is %lf\n", volume);
    Should be
    Code:
    printf("The Volume Of The Sphere is %f\n", volume);
    With printf(), %lf doesn't exist.
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    Thank you, I am trying it now. Were is the C programming forum for C programs.

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    Sorry I found it.

    Thank You

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