[Trevor1001]

I'm having an issue with a small java program that I have written:

double coords[]={500, 750};
        double vline[]={1, 1};
         
        double a = coords[0] + coords[1];
        double b = vline[0] + vline[1];
        double c = a / b;
        double d = c - coords[0];
        double d1 = c - coords[1];
        double e = c - d1;
        double e1 = c - d;
         
        System.out.println(e);
        System.out.println(e1);

The two arrays at the top with the current values print out the following result e = 750.0, e1 = 500.0. However if I change the values in the vline array to for example "int vline[]={2, 1};" I should get the results e = 333.3333333333333, e1 = 83.33333333333331, but I don't I get the results e = 750.0, e1 = 500.0.

[smohd]

Are you sure with your calculations? look at this peace of code:

        double d = c - coords[0];
        double d1 = c - coords[1];
        double e = c - d1;
        double e1 = c - d;

It is simply showing that e = coords[1] and e1 = coords[0].
Proof:

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d = c - coords[0] -------- (i)

And
e1 = c - d -------(ii)
Replace d by value from eq(i) and we get:
e1 = c - (c - coords[0])
e1 = c - c + coords[0]
.: e1 = coords[0]

And the same case for e, so no matter what values are in vline, you will get the same result for e and e1 according to your formulae

[Trevor1001]

smohd, on 05 December 2011 - 04:22 PM, said:

Are you sure with your calculations? look at this peace of code:

        double d = c - coords[0];
        double d1 = c - coords[1];
        double e = c - d1;
        double e1 = c - d;

It is simply showing that e = coords[1] and e1 = coords[0].
Proof:

Quote

d = c - coords[0] -------- (i)

And
e1 = c - d -------(ii)
Replace d by value from eq(i) and we get:
e1 = c - (c - coords[0])
e1 = c - c + coords[0]
.: e1 = coords[0]

And the same case for e, so no matter what values are in vline, you will get the same result for e and e1 according to your formulae

So how would I go about changing my code?

[smohd]

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So how would I go about changing my code?

to do what? do you have any formula which you are implementing? or what thing are you trying to achieve?