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Shanmuk_ChWrite a C program to input radius of a circle from user and find diameter,
circumference and area of the circle. How to calculate diameter, circumference and
area of a circle whose radius is given by user in C programming. Logic to find
diameter, circumference and area of a circle in C.
Example
Input
Enter radius: 10
Output
Diameter = 20 units
Circumference = 62.79 units
Area = 314 sq. units
Required knowledge
Arithmetic operators, Data types, Defining constants, Basic input/output
Properties of circle
Diameter, circumference and area of a circle formula is given by -
Circle formulas
Where r is radius of the circle.
Logic to find diameter, circumference and area of circle
Below is the step by step descriptive logic to find diameter, circumference and
area of a circle -
Input radius of circle from user. Store it in a variable say radius.
Apply the formulas to calculate diameter, circumference and area. Use diameter = 2
* radius, circumference = 2 * 3.14 * radius and area = 3.14 * radius * radius.
Print all resultant value diameter, circumference and area.
Let us code the solution.
Program to find diameter, circumference and area of circle
/**
* C program to calculate diameter, circumference and area of circle
*/
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
float radius, diameter, circumference, area;
/*
* Input radius of circle from user
*/
printf("Enter radius of circle: ");
scanf("%f", &radius);
/*
* Calculate diameter, circumference and area
*/
diameter = 2 * radius;
circumference = 2 * 3.14 * radius;
area = 3.14 * (radius * radius);
/*
* Print all results
*/
printf("Diameter of circle = %.2f units \n", diameter);
printf("Circumference of circle = %.2f units \n", circumference);
printf("Area of circle = %.2f sq. units ", area);
return 0;
}
\n is an escape sequence character used to add new line (move to next line).
Important note: The above program contains a constant value 3.14. It is always
recommended to use constant variable to represent such constants. The constant PI
is already defined in math.h header file with name M_PI.
Let us rewrite the above program using constant value.
Program to find diameter, circumference and area of circle using PI constant
/**
* C program to calculate diameter, circumference and area of circle
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h> // Used for M_PI
int main()
{
float radius, diameter, circumference, area;
/*
* Input radius of circle from user
*/
printf("Enter radius of circle: ");
scanf("%f", &radius);
/*
* Calculate diameter, circumference and area of circle
*/
diameter = 2 * radius;
circumference = 2 * M_PI * radius;
area = M_PI * (radius * radius);
/*
* Print all results
*/
printf("Diameter of circle = %.2f units \n", diameter);
printf("Circumference of circle = %.2f units \n", circumference);
printf("Area of circle = %.2f sq. units ", area);
return 0;
}
%.2f is used to print the fractional value up to two decimal places. You can also
use %f to print up to default 6 decimal places.
Important note: C doesn't provides any exponential operator. Hence never play with
operations like radius ^ 2 to find power or to evaluate exponents.
Read more - Program to find power of any number.
Output
Enter radius of circle: 10
Diameter of circle = 20.00 units
Circumference of circle = 62.79 units
Area of circle = 314.00 sq. units