BlankConsoleLab/BlankConsoleLab.cpp


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/*
CST116 - C++ Programming
Abdullah Havaldar
[email protected]

Purpose:

The purpose of this code is to find the area for a kite which the user enters the values of the width and height
and give out the area of the kite
*/

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;

int main()
{
    //seting up variables
    float length, width, area, aspectRatio;

    //output prompt for user to enter length and width
    cout << "Please enter the length and width of your kite (in that order)." << endl;
    cin >> length >> width;

    //output confirmation stating what the user input
    cout << "So the length is " << length << "cm and the width is " << width << " cm." << endl;

    //calculating area and turning it to square meteres
    area = ((width * length) / 2);
    area /= 10000;

    //telling the user how many square meters their kite is
    cout << "The area of your kite is " << area << " square meters." << endl;

    //calculating aspect ratio
    aspectRatio = width / length;

    //warns user if aspect ratio is greater than or equal to 1
    if (aspectRatio >= 1)
    {
        cout << "WARNING: The aspect ratio of your kite is pretty high which would result in less stability. Making a lower aspect ratio would provide more stability.";
    }


}