# Simple C coding

1. Nov 26, 2014

### darwinharianto

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Code (Text):

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>
int main()
{
int i,j,k,n;
float A[3][4];
float x[3],c,sum=0;
n=2;
printf("first row\n");
scanf("%f",&A[0][0]);
scanf("%f",&A[0][1]);
scanf("%f\n",&A[0][2]);
printf("second row\n");
scanf("%f",&A[1][0]);
scanf("%f",&A[1][1]);
scanf("%f\n",&A[1][2]);
printf("third row\n");
scanf("%f",&A[2][0]);
scanf("%f",&A[2][1]);
scanf("%f\n",&A[2][2]);
printf("designated value\n");
scanf("%f",&A[0][3]);
scanf("%f",&A[1][3]);
scanf("%f\n",&A[2][3]);
for(j=0; j<=n; j++)
{
for(i=0; i<=n; i++)
{
if(i>j)
{
c=A[i][j]/A[j][j];
for(k=0; k<=n+1; k++)
{
A[i][k]=A[i][k]-c*A[j][k];
}
}
}
}
x[n]=A[n][n+1]/A[n][n];
for(i=n-1; i>=0; i--)
{
sum=0;
for(j=i+1; j<=n; j++)
{
sum=sum+A[i][j]*x[j];
}
x[i]=(A[i][n+1]-sum)/A[i][i];
}

printf("\n X = %f",x[0]);
printf("\n Y = %f",x[1]);
printf("\n Z = %f",x[2]);

return(0);
}

i use this code for elimination on matrix, but i need to input 4 times at the first row even though i only put 3 scanf
what should i do to make it only need 3 input

2. Nov 26, 2014

### Staff: Mentor

Does your problem statement require the use of scanf() ? You may know that scanf returns an int - you have to compare the int returned against EOF (# a define in stdio.h). This checks for a matching failure. Also note that what is already in the keyboard buffer carries over to the next scanf call, e.g., the return key.

Decent programs try to avoid having multiples of the same statement over and over again. Why? Because it is harder to make changes in 20 lines of code than to change (and understand) 5 lines that do the same. Think loop.

3. Nov 26, 2014

### rcgldr

Try removing the "\n" in the scanf calls, for example scanf("%f",&A[0][2]); without the "\n". scanf() is supposed to skip past whitespace on each call.

4. Dec 1, 2014

### darwinharianto

yes i need the scanf because i have to input numbers on the matrix

thank you
when i removed the "/n" it does solve the problem

5. Dec 1, 2014

### mafagafo

C has looping features.

scanf("%f",&A[0][0]);
scanf("%f",&A[0][1]);
scanf("%f\n",&A[0][2]);
// through magic, increase a number by 1.
scanf("%f",&A[1][0]);
scanf("%f",&A[1][1]);
scanf("%f\n",&A[1][2]);
// through magic, increase a number by 1.
scanf("%f",&A[2][0]);
scanf("%f",&A[2][1]);

Is really ugly. What if you had a 4 x 4 ? 6 x 6 ?

6. Dec 3, 2014

### darwinharianto

so it is better if i scanf the "n" and put it into a loop
if

so my loop will be like this?
Code (Text):
for (i=0; i<=n; i++)
for (j=0; j<=n; j++)
scanf("%f";&A[i][j][I]);

for my input?[/I]

7. Dec 3, 2014

### mafagafo

Supposing you code works (not going to compile and check for you), yes, this is the way to go. See how simpler and easier to refactor it got?

Note that if n is the dimension of the square matrix (3, for instance), you want i < n as 3 would refer to the fourth row or column.

Good luck.

8. Dec 3, 2014

### darwinharianto

yes
i forgot it go n-1
thanks

9. Dec 3, 2014

### darwinharianto

okay i have done it all, but i cant display them at the end of the code
i use this
Code (Text):

for(i=0; i<n+1; i++)
printf("\n X[i] = %f",x[i]);
how can i make it display x1, x2 ... xn ?

10. Dec 3, 2014

### mafagafo

Supposing that from a bidimensinoal array you want something like:
$$\begin{array}{cc} a_{1, 1} & a_{1, 2} \\ a_{2, 1} & a_{2, 2} \end{array}$$

You should iterate i and j and get
Code (Text):
a[j][i]
Placing ", " between terms on the same row (same value of j) and "\n" after the last term of a row.

11. Dec 3, 2014

### darwinharianto

maybe you get me wrong,
i mean i want to display X1 X2, ... Xn
not the full matrix
so the results will be like
X1 = ...
X2 = ...
X3 = ....
X4 = ....
for 4x4 matrix

12. Dec 3, 2014

### mafagafo

Yes, I got you wrong. So why are you having trouble with that?

Code (C):
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
printf("X%d = %d\n", i + 1, a[row_index - 1][I]);
}
Is this what you want?

13. Dec 3, 2014

### darwinharianto

ahh, yes
thank you so much

14. Dec 3, 2014

### mafagafo

No problem. Are you new to programming? Why are you using C?

15. Dec 3, 2014

### darwinharianto

yeah i am new to C
just a project for my test