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pc-ip-09.c

Problem Statement

Question 9: Write a program to find the sum of n elements entered by the user. Use dynamic memory allocation (malloc() or calloc()).

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Author Amit Dutta amitdutta4255@gmail.com
Date 05 Jan 2026
License MIT License (See the LICENSE file for details)
Difficulty Intermediate (index: 4 / 10)

Concepts

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  • Array
  • Pointers
  • Iteration
  • Sorting (possible)
  • Recursion

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Source Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

void inputArray(double[], int);
void printArray(double[], int);
double sum(double[], int);

int main()
{
    int n;
    double *arr = NULL;
    printf("Enter the number of element: ");
    scanf("%d", &n);
    arr = (double *)malloc(n * sizeof(double));
    if (arr == NULL)
    {
        printf("\nMemory allocation failed.");
        return 1;
    }
    inputArray(arr, n);
    printf("\nGiven Array: ");
    printArray(arr, n);
    printf("\nSum of the elements of the array: %g", sum(arr, n));
    free(arr);
    return 0;
}

void inputArray(double arr[], int n)
{
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        printf("Enter element %d: ", i + 1);
        scanf("%lf", &arr[i]);
    }
}

void printArray(double arr[], int n)
{
    int i;
    printf("[");
    for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        printf("%g", arr[i]);
        if (i < n - 1)
        {
            printf(", ");
        }
    }
    printf("]");
}

double sum(double arr[], int n)
{
    int i;
    double sum = 0;
    for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        sum += arr[i];
    }
    return sum;
}

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    CODE (pc-ip-09.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>

    void inputArray(double[], int);
    void printArray(double[], int);
    double sum(double[], int);

    int main()
    {
        int n;
        double *arr = NULL;
        printf("Enter the number of element: ");
        scanf("%d", &n);
        arr = (double *)malloc(n * sizeof(double));
        if (arr == NULL)
        {
            printf("\nMemory allocation failed.");
            return 1;
        }
        inputArray(arr, n);
        printf("\nGiven Array: ");
        printArray(arr, n);
        printf("\nSum of the elements of the array: %g", sum(arr, n));
        free(arr);
        return 0;
    }

    void inputArray(double arr[], int n)
    {
        int i;
        for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            printf("Enter element %d: ", i + 1);
            scanf("%lf", &arr[i]);
        }
    }

    void printArray(double arr[], int n)
    {
        int i;
        printf("[");
        for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            printf("%g", arr[i]);
            if (i < n - 1)
            {
                printf(", ");
            }
        }
        printf("]");
    }

    double sum(double arr[], int n)
    {
        int i;
        double sum = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            sum += arr[i];
        }
        return sum;
    }