Invitation to Computer Science 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337561916
ISBN 13: 978-1-33756-191-4

Chapter 2 - 2.3 - Examples of Algorithmic Problem Solving - Practice Problems - Page 61: 7

Answer

Get a value for $x$ While ($x$ $\ne$ 999) do $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Set the value of a to $x^{2}$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Print the value of $a$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Set the value of b to $sin(x)$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Print the value of b $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ If x = 0 then $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Print the error message $'$Cannot compute $1/x$$'$ Else $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Set the value of c to $1/x$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Print the value of $c$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Get a value for $x$ End of the loop Stop

Work Step by Step

Get a value for $x$ While ($x$ $\ne$ 999) do $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Set the value of a to $x^{2}$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Print the value of $a$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Set the value of b to $sin(x)$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Print the value of b $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ If x = 0 then $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Print the error message $'$Cannot compute $1/x$$'$ Else $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Set the value of c to $1/x$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Print the value of $c$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ $ Get a value for $x$ End of the loop Stop
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