Mastering C Programming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Adding Distances
Are you ready to take your C programming skills to the next level? Let’s dive into a practical example that will help you understand how to work with structures and perform arithmetic operations.
The Problem: Adding Distances in the Inch-Feet System
Imagine you need to add two distances, each consisting of feet and inches. For instance, you want to calculate the total distance of 5 feet 8 inches and 3 feet 2 inches. To do this, you’ll need to define a structure that can hold both feet and inches, and then perform the necessary calculations.
Defining the Structure: Distance
In C programming, a structure is a collection of variables of different data types that are stored together. In this case, we’ll define a structure called Distance with two members: feet (an integer) and inch (a float). This structure will allow us to store distances in both feet and inches.
Creating Variables and Computing the Sum
Next, we’ll create two variables, d1 and d2, of type struct Distance. These variables will store the distances we want to add. Then, we’ll compute the sum of these two distances by adding the feet and inches separately. The result will be stored in a variable called result.
The Code: A Step-by-Step Breakdown
Here’s the code that brings it all together:
“`
struct Distance {
int feet;
float inch;
};
int main() {
struct Distance d1, d2, result;
// Assign values to d1 and d2
d1.feet = 5;
d1.inch = 8.0;
d2.feet = 3;
d2.inch = 2.0;
// Compute the sum
result.feet = d1.feet + d2.feet;
result.inch = d1.inch + d2.inch;
// Print the result
printf("%d feet %f inches\n", result.feet, result.inch);
return 0;
}
“`
The Output: Adding Distances Made Easy
When you run this program, it will output the sum of the two distances: 8 feet 10.000000 inches. With this example, you’ve successfully mastered adding distances in the inch-feet system using C programming structures.