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P070.c

Problem Statement

Write a program to perform addition of two complex number having fields 'real' and 'img' of type integer.

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Author Amit Dutta amitdutta4255@gmail.com
Date 24 Jan 2026
License MIT License (See the LICENSE file for details)
Difficulty Intermediate (index: 4 / 10)

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#include <stdio.h>

struct complex
{
    int real;
    int img;
};

void getData(struct complex *c)
{
    printf("Enter real: ");
    scanf("%d", &c->real);
    printf("Enter imaginary: ");
    scanf("%d", &c->img);
}

struct complex add(struct complex c1, struct complex c2)
{
    struct complex r;
    r.real = c1.real + c2.real;
    r.img = c1.img + c2.img;
    return r;
}

void display(struct complex c)
{
    printf("%d+%di", c.real, c.img);
}

int main()
{
    struct complex c1, c2, c3;
    getData(&c1);
    getData(&c2);
    printf("\nComplex Number 1:\n");
    display(c1);
    printf("\nComplex Number 2:\n");
    display(c2);
    c3 = add(c1, c2);
    printf("\nResult: \n");
    display(c3);
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (P070.c):

    #include <stdio.h>

    struct complex
    {
        int real;
        int img;
    };

    void getData(struct complex *c)
    {
        printf("Enter real: ");
        scanf("%d", &c->real);
        printf("Enter imaginary: ");
        scanf("%d", &c->img);
    }

    struct complex add(struct complex c1, struct complex c2)
    {
        struct complex r;
        r.real = c1.real + c2.real;
        r.img = c1.img + c2.img;
        return r;
    }

    void display(struct complex c)
    {
        printf("%d+%di", c.real, c.img);
    }

    int main()
    {
        struct complex c1, c2, c3;
        getData(&c1);
        getData(&c2);
        printf("\nComplex Number 1:\n");
        display(c1);
        printf("\nComplex Number 2:\n");
        display(c2);
        c3 = add(c1, c2);
        printf("\nResult: \n");
        display(c3);
        return 0;
    }