// Example with functions // These #include statements also declare information at "file scope" #include #include #include // function definition - include the code for the function // calculate the root of the polyinomial equation ax^2+bx+c = 0 // // root1 = (-b + sqrt(b^2 - 4ac))/2a // root2 = (-b - sqrt(b^2 - 4ac))/2a // // returns a value of false if the equation has imaginary roots // otherwise return a value of true. bool getRoots(int a, int b, int c, float &rt1, float &rt2) { float t1, t2; t1 = pow(b, 2) - 4*a*c; // check for imaginary root if (t1 < 0) { // cout << "Imaginary roots" << endl; rt1 = -1.0; rt2 = -1.0; return false; } else { rt1 = (-b + sqrt(t1)) / 2*a; rt2 = (-b - sqrt(t1)) / 2*a; return true; } } int main() { int c1, c2, c3; float root1, root2; int number1 = 7; bool result; cout << "Number1: " << number1 << endl; cout << "Starting Main" << endl; cout << "Enter in the 3 coeffiecients: "; cin >> c1 >> c2 >> c3; // function call result = getRoots (c1, c2, c3, root1, root2); if (result == true) { cout << "The first root is: " << root1 << endl; cout << "The second root is: " << root2 << endl; } else { cout << "The equation has imaginary roots." << endl; } cout << "Ending Main" << endl; }