Re: [c-prog] please reply soon( i need its urgent)

[Jim Dougherty]

c-prog@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> aot=1/2*b*h;
> Equvilent to 
> aot = 1/(2*b*h);
> 
> That why your ans is 0.00000
> 
> Your can try this 
> aot = b*h*1/2;
> 

This is bad advice.

1/2*b*h  is NOT equivalent to  1/(2*b*h)

Division and multiplication are of equal precedence.
If you want to add parenthesis to make the order of operations clearer then:

1/2*b*h  is equiv to  ((1/2)*b)*h


The answer is 0.0 because (1/2) is integer division whose result is 0.


To correct your problem do one of the following:

aot = 0.5*b*h;

or 

aot = b*h/2;