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pc-ip-08.c

Problem Statement

Question 8: Write a program that takes the radius of a circle as input, passes it to a function that computes area and circumference, and displays results in main().

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License MIT
Difficulty Beginner (index: 2 / 10)

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Source Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

void area_circumference(double, double *, double *);

int main()
{
    double r, area, cir;
    printf("Enter the radius of the circle: ");
    scanf("%lf", &r);
    area_circumference(r, &area, &cir);
    printf("\nArea of the circle: %g", area);
    printf("\nCircumference of the circle: %g", cir);
    return 0;
}

void area_circumference(double r, double *area, double *cir)
{
    *area = M_PI * r * r;
    *cir = 2 * M_PI * r;
}

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    CODE (pc-ip-08.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <math.h>

    void area_circumference(double, double *, double *);

    int main()
    {
        double r, area, cir;
        printf("Enter the radius of the circle: ");
        scanf("%lf", &r);
        area_circumference(r, &area, &cir);
        printf("\nArea of the circle: %g", area);
        printf("\nCircumference of the circle: %g", cir);
        return 0;
    }

    void area_circumference(double r, double *area, double *cir)
    {
        *area = M_PI * r * r;
        *cir = 2 * M_PI * r;
    }