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Solution Review: Design a Calculator

Explore how to implement basic arithmetic functions in C++ to design a functioning calculator. Learn to define, call, and manage function parameters for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Understand handling operations using conditional logic to create a complete calculator solution.

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Solution #

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C++
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
double add(double number1, double number2) {
  double result = number1 + number2;
  return result;
}
double subtract(double number1, double number2) {
  double result = number1 - number2;
  return result;
}
double multiply(double number1, double number2) {
  double result = number1 * number2;
  return result;
}
double divide(double number1, double number2) {
  double result = number1 / number2;
  return result;
}
double test(double number1, char operate, double number2) {
  double result;
  switch (operate) {
  case '+':
    result = add(number1, number2);
    break;
  case '-':
    result = subtract(number1, number2);
    break;
  case '*':
    result = multiply(number1, number2);
    break;
  case '/':
    result = divide(number1, number2);
    break;
  default:
    result = -1;
  }
  return result;
}
int main() {
  double number1 = 7;
  char operate = '+';
  double number2 = 8;
  double result;
  cout << number1 << operate << number2 << " = ";
  result = test(number1, operate, number2);
  cout << result;
  return 0;
}

Explanation #

1- add function

The add function takes two values of type double in its input parameters, adds number1 in number2, and returns the result of type double in the output.

2- subtract function

The subtract function takes two values of type double in its input parameters, subtracts the number2 from number1, and returns the result of type double in the output.

3- multiply function

The multiply function takes two values of type double in its input parameters, multiplies the number1 by number2, and returns the result of type double in the output.

4- divide

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