--- Thomas Hruska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ananth wrote:
> > On 9/14/07, Jim Dougherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> [email protected] 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;
> >
> > Simple thumb of rule I've always followed:
> > (1) Cast all variables in a statement to same type
why why why?
> > (2) Always use parenthesis to mark each token even when not
> required,
> > it makes life much easier for someone else who's going to maintain
> > your code, and easy to understand on editors like VS where you can
> > navigate between parenthesis using CTRL + ]
+1
Regards,
Mohan S N
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