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luc003.c

Problem Statement

Paper of size AO has dimensions 1189 mm x 841 mm. Each subsequent size A(n) is defined as A(n-1) cut in half, parallel to its shorter sides. Thus, paper of size A1 would have dimensions 841 mm x 594 mm. Write a program to calculate and print paper sizes A0,� A1,�A2,�...�A8.

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License MIT
Difficulty Beginner (index: 0 / 10)

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  • Recursion
  • Iteration

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Source Code

#include<stdio.h>
#include<math.h>
int main() {
    double s_long = 1189.0, s_short = 841.0, temp;
    int i;
    printf("A0 Dimension : %g mm x %g mm", floor(s_long), floor(s_short));
    for (i = 1; i <= 8; i++) {
        temp = s_long;
        s_long = s_short;
        s_short = temp / 2;
        printf("\nA%d Dimension : %g mm x %g mm", i, floor(s_long), floor(s_short));
    }
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (luc003.c):

    #include<stdio.h>
    #include<math.h>
    int main() {
        double s_long = 1189.0, s_short = 841.0, temp;
        int i;
        printf("A0 Dimension : %g mm x %g mm", floor(s_long), floor(s_short));
        for (i = 1; i <= 8; i++) {
            temp = s_long;
            s_long = s_short;
            s_short = temp / 2;
            printf("\nA%d Dimension : %g mm x %g mm", i, floor(s_long), floor(s_short));
        }
        return 0;
    }