Practice Problems C Language Programming

List of experiments

Pract Sub
Aim
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Write a program that reads two nos. from key board and gives their addition, subtraction,
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multiplication, division and modulo.
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The distance between two cities (In KM) is input through key board. Write a program to
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convert and print this distance in meters, feet, inches & centimeters.
3 WAP which implements the working of all Bit-wise operators.
4 WAP to find largest out of three numbers by using ternary operator.
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5 WAP to check whether entered year is leap or not.
Note: For century year, check number by 400 instead 4.
6 WAP to Find out the Roots of a Quadratic Equation.
7 WAP to print grade of a student based on marks of 5 subjects entered by user.
Write a menu driven program that allow the user to perform any one of the following
3 operations based on the input given by user
a. check number is even or odd
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b. check number is positive or negative
c. printing square of the number
d. printing square root of the number
9 WAP to find sum of all integers greater than 100 & less than 200 and are divisible by 5.
𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥3
4 10 Write a C program to evaluate 𝑒 𝑥 = 1 + 1! + + + ⋯,
2! 3!
Write a program to print series of arm-strong numbers from m to n. m, n will be input by
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user. Armstrong are those numbers where number= sum of cubes of digits.
12 Write a program to search an element from an array.
5 Write a program to perform various matrix operations Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,
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Transpose using switch-case statement.
Write a program to illustrate various string inbuilt functions (strrev, strcmp, strlen, strcpy,
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6 strcat…)
15 Write user defined functions for all the inbuilt functions of the above Program.
Illustrate the concept of call by value vs. call by reference by taking example of swapping of
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two numbers.
7
Write a recursive function for computing factorial of a number. Write main to test its
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functioning.
WAP to read an array of elements and print the same in the reverse order along with their
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8 addresses
19 Write a function code that is returning pointer to the larger value out of two passed values.
Define a structure type, personal, that would contain person name, date of joining and salary.
9 20 Using this structure, write a program to read this information for one person from the key
board and print the same on the screen.

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Program 1: Write a program that reads two nos. from key board and gives their
addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and modulo.
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int first, second, add, sub, mult, mod, div;
printf("Enter two integers\n");
scanf("%d%d", &first, &second);
add = first + second;
sub = first - second;
mult = first * second;
div = first / second;
mod = first % second;
printf("Sum = %d\n", add);
printf("Difference = %d\n", sub);
printf("Multiplication = %d\n", mult);
printf("Division = %d\n", div);
printf("Modulo = %d\n", mod);
return 0;
}

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Program 2: The distance between two cities (In KM) is input through key board. Write
a program to convert and print this distance in meters, feet, inches & centimeters.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
float km,m,feet,inch,cm;
printf("Enter the distance between two cities(in km) - ");
scanf("%f",&km);
m = km*1000;
feet= km*3280.84;
inch=km*39370.1;
cm=km*100000;
printf("\nDistance in kilometres = %f ",km);
printf("\nDistance in metres = %f ",m);
printf("\nDistance in feet = %f ",feet);
printf("\nDistance in inches = %f ",inch);
printf("\nDistance in centimetres = %f ",cm);
getch();
}

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Program 3: Write a program which implements the working of all Bit-wise operators.
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
unsigned char a = 5, b = 9;
printf("a = %d, b = %d\n", a, b);
printf("a&b = %d\n", a&b);
printf("a|b = %d\n", a|b);
printf("a^b = %d\n", a^b);
printf("~a = %d\n", a = ~a);
printf("b<<1 = %d\n", b<<1);
printf("b>>1 = %d\n", b>>1);
return 0;
}

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Program 4: Write a program to find largest out of three numbers by using ternary
operator.
# include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
int a, b, c, big ;
printf("Enter three numbers : ") ;
scanf("%d %d %d", &a, &b, &c) ;
big = a > b ? (a > c ? a : c) : (b > c ? b : c) ;
printf("\nThe biggest number is : %d", big) ;
}

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Program 5: Write a program to check whether entered year is leap or not.

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int year;
printf("Enter a year to check if it is a leap year\n");
scanf("%d", &year);
if ( year%400 == 0)
printf("%d is a leap year.\n", year);
else if ( year%100 == 0)
printf("%d isn't a leap year.\n", year);
else if ( year%4 == 0 )
printf("%d is a leap year.\n", year);
else //
printf("%d isn't a leap year.\n", year);
return 0;
}

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Program 6: WAP to Find out the Roots of a Quadratic Equation.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main()
{
double a, b, c, discr, root1, root2, realPart, imgPart;
printf("Enter coefficients a, b and c: ");
scanf("%lf %lf %lf",&a, &b, &c);
discr = b*b-4*a*c;
// condition for real and different roots
if (discr > 0)
{
// sqrt() function returns square root
root1 = (-b+sqrt(discr))/(2*a);
root2 = (-b-sqrt(discr))/(2*a);
printf("root1 = %.2lf and root2 = %.2lf",root1 , root2);
}
//condition for real and equal roots
else if (discr == 0)
{
root1 = root2 = -b/(2*a);
printf("root1 = root2 = %.2lf;", root1);
}
// if roots are not real
else
{
realPart = -b/(2*a);
imgPart = sqrt(-discr)/(2*a);
printf("root1 = %.2lf+%.2lfi and root2 = %.2f-%.2fi", realPart, imgPart,
realPart, imgPart);
}
return 0;
}

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Program 7: Write a program to print grade of a student based on marks of 5 subjects

entered by user.
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int phy, chem, bio, math, comp;
float per;

/* Input marks of five subjects from user */

printf("Enter five subjects marks: ");
scanf("%d%d%d%d%d", &phy, &chem, &bio, &math, &comp);

/* Calculate percentage */
per = (phy + chem + bio + math + comp) / 5.0;

printf("Percentage = %.2f\n", per);

/* Find grade according to the percentage */

if(per >= 90)
{
printf("Grade A");
}
else if(per >= 80)
{
printf("Grade B");
}
else if(per >= 70)
{
printf("Grade C");
}
else if(per >= 60)
{
printf("Grade D");
}
else if(per >= 40)
{
printf("Grade E");
}
else
{
printf("Grade F");
}

return 0;
}

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Program 8: Write a menu driven program that allows the user to perform any one of
the following operation based on the input given by user;
i. check number is even or odd
ii. check number is positive or negative
iii. printing square of the number
iv. printing square root of the number

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int choice, num, I, Square;
double number, root;
clrscr();
while(1)
{
printf("1. Odd/Even \n");
printf("2.Positive/Negative\n");
printf("3. Square of number\n");
printf("4. Square root of numberExit\n");
printf("5. Exit\n");
printf("\nYour choice?");
scanf("%d",&choice);
switch(choice)
{
case 1:
printf("\nEnter number:");
scanf("%d",&num);
if(num %2==0)
printf("\n Even number.\n");
else
printf("\nOdd number.\n");
break;
case 2:
printf("Enter a number: ");
scanf("%lf", &number);
if (number <= 0.0)
{
if (number == 0.0)
printf("You entered 0.");
else
printf("You entered a negative number.");
}
else
printf("You entered a positive number.");
break;
case 3:
printf(" \n Please Enter any integer Value : ");
scanf("%d", &num);
Square = num * num;
printf("\n Square of a given number %d is = %d", num, Square);
break;
case 4:
printf("Enter any number to find square root: ");
scanf("%lf", &number);
root = sqrt(number);
printf("Square root of %.2lf = %.2lf", number, root);
break;
case5:
exit();
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}
}
}
getch();
}

Program 9: Write a program to find sum of all integers greater than 100 & less than
200 and are divisible by 5.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int i, sum=0;
clrscr();
printf("All nos. between 100 - 200 which is divisible by 7\n");
for(i=101;i<200;i++)
{
if(i%7==0)
{
printf("%5d",i);
sum+=i;
}
}
printf("\n\nsum = %d",sum);
getch();
}

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𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥3
Program 10: Write a C program to evaluate 𝑒 𝑥 = 1 + + + + ⋯,
1! 2! 3!
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
float x,sum,no_row;
int i,n;
printf("Input the value of x :");
scanf("%f",&x);
printf("Input number of terms : ");
scanf("%d",&n);
sum =1; no_row = 1;
for (i=1;i<n;i++)
{
no_row = no_row*x/(float)i;
sum =sum+ no_row;
}
printf("\nThe sum is : %f\n",sum);
}

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Program 11: Write a program to print series of arm-strong numbers from m to n. m, n

will be inputted by user.
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, j, cur, lastDigit, m, n;
long fact, sum;
printf("Enter lower and upper limit: ");
scanf("%d%d", &m,&n);
printf("Armstrong numbers between %d to %d are:\n", m,n);
for(i=m; i<=n; i++)
{
cur = i;
sum = 0;
while(cur > 0)
{
fact = 1ll;
lastDigit = cur % 10;
for( j=1; j<=lastDigit; j++)
{
fact = fact * j;
}
sum += fact;
cur /= 10;
}
if(sum == i)
{
printf("%d, ", i);
}
}
return 0;
}

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Program 12: Write a program to search an element from an array.

#include <stdio.h>

#define MAX_SIZE 100 // Maximum array size

int main()
{
int arr[MAX_SIZE];
int size, i, toSearch, found;

/* Input size of array */

printf("Enter size of array: ");
scanf("%d", &size);

/* Input elements of array */

printf("Enter elements in array: ");
for(i=0; i<size; i++)
{
scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
}

printf("\nEnter element to search: ");

scanf("%d", &toSearch);

/* Assume that element does not exists in array */

found = 0;

for(i=0; i<size; i++)

{
/*
* If element is found in array then raise found flag
* and terminate from loop.
*/
if(arr[i] == toSearch)
{
found = 1;
break;
}
}

/*
* If element is not found in array
*/
if(found == 1)
{
printf("\n%d is found at position %d", toSearch, i + 1);
}
else
{
printf("\n%d is not found in the array", toSearch);
}

return 0;
}

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Program 13:Write a program to perform various matrix operations

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Transpose using switch-case
statement

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int m,n,a[20][20],b[20][20],i,j,sum[20][20],sub[20][20],opt,tr[20][20],opt1,ch,e,f;
printf("Note : For Addition or Subtraction , no. of rows and columns should be same and for
transpose of matrices , your first matrices entered should be the desired matrices .\n");
printf("Enter the no. of rows: ");
scanf("%d",&m);
printf("Enter the no. of columns: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
printf("Enter the Data Elements of first matrices\n");
for(i=0;i<m;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<n;j++)
{
scanf("%d",&a[i][j]);
}
} printf("Enter the no. of rows for second matrices: ");
scanf("%d",&e);
printf("Enter the no. of columns: ");
scanf("%d",&f);
printf("Enter the Data Elements of second matrices\n");
for(i=0;i<e;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<f;j++)
{
scanf("%d",&b[i][j]);
}
}
do
{
if(m==e&&n==f)
{
printf("Enter 1 for addtion or subtraction of matrices\n");
if(n==e){printf("Enter 2 for multiplication of matrices\n");}
printf("Enter 3 for transpose of first matrices\n");
}
else if(m!=n&&n==e)
{

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printf("Enter 2 for multiplication of matrices\n");

printf("Enter 3 for transpose of first matrices\n");
}
else
{
printf("Enter 3 for transpose of first matrices\n");
}
scanf("%d",&ch);
switch(ch)
{
case 1 :
for(i=0;i<m;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<n;j++)
{
sum[i][j]=a[i][j]+b[i][j];
sub[i][j]=a[i][j]-b[i][j];
}
}
printf("Enter 1 for Addition or 2 for Subtraction: ");
scanf("%d",&opt);
switch(opt)
{
case 1 :
printf("The resultant matrices is :\n");
for(i=0;i<m;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<n;j++)
{
printf("%3d",sum[i][j]);
}
printf("\n");
}
break;
case 2 :
printf("The resultant matrices is :\n");
for(i=0;i<m;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<n;j++)
{
printf("%3d",sub[i][j]);
}
printf("\n");
}
}
break;

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case 2 :
printf("The resultant matrices is : \n");
int k;
for(i=0;i<m;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<f;j++)
{ sum[i][j]=0;
for(k=0;k<m;k++)
{
sum[i][j]+=a[i][k]*b[k][j];
}
printf("%d\t",sum[i][j]);
}
printf("\n");
}
break;
case 3 :
for(i=0;i<m;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<n;j++)
{
tr[j][i]=a[i][j];
}
}
printf("The resultant matrices is :\n");
for(i=0;i<n;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<m;j++)
{
printf("%3d",tr[i][j]);
}
printf("\n");
}
break; }}
while(ch>0);
getch();
}

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Program 14:Write a program to illustrate various strings inbuilt

functions (strrev, strcmp, strlen,strcpy, strcat…)
#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
int main()
{
char str1[30];
char str2[30];

printf("Enter string 1: ");

gets(str1);

//copy str1 into str2

strcpy(str2,str1);

printf("str1: %s \nstr2: %s \n",str1,str2);

char title[5],fName[30],lName[30];
char name[100]={0}; //assign null

printf("Enter title (Mr./Mrs.): "); gets(title);

printf("Enter first name: "); gets(fName);
printf("Enter last name: "); gets(lName);

//create complete name using string concatenate

strcat(name,title);
strcat(name," ");

strcat(name,fName);
strcat(name," ");

strcat(name,lName);
strcat(name," ");

printf("Hi.... %s\n",name);

char str3[30]={0};
char str4[30]={0};

printf("Enter string1: "); gets(str3);

//copy first 3 characters of str1

//before copy insert null in target string

strncpy(str4,str3,3);

printf("After copying str2 is: %s\n",str4);

char str5[30];
char str6[30];

printf("Enter string1: "); gets(str5);

printf("Enter string2: "); gets(str6);

//using strcmp
printf("Using strcmp:\n");
if(strcmp(str5,str6)==0)
printf("strings are same.\n");
else
printf("strings are not same.\n");
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return 0;
}

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Program 15: Write user defined functions for all the inbuilt functions of the above
Program.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>

int stringCmp (char *s1,char *s2);

void stringCpy(char* s1,char* s2);
void stringCat (char *s1,char *s2);

int main()
{
char str1[100],str2[100];

printf("Enter string 1: ");

scanf("%[^\n]s",str1);//read string with spaces

stringCpy(str2,str1);

printf("String 1: %s \nString 2: %s\n",str1,str2);

char str3[100],str4[100];

printf("Enter string 1 : ");

scanf("%[^\n]s",str3);//read string with spaces
printf("\n");

getchar(); //to read enter after first string

printf("Enter string 2 : ");

scanf("%[^\n]s",str4);//read string with spaces

if(!stringCmp(str3,str4))
printf("\n stringCmp :String are same.");
else
printf("\n stringCmp :String are not same.");

printf("\n");

char str5[100],str6[100];

printf("Enter string 1 : ");

scanf("%[^\n]s",str5);//read string with spaces

getchar();//read enter after entering first string

printf("Enter string 2 : ");

scanf("%[^\n]s",str6);//read string with spaces

stringCat(str5,str6);
printf("\nAfter concatenate strings are :\n");
printf("String 1: %s \nString 2: %s",str5,str6);

printf("\n");

char str[100],revStr[100];
int i,j;

printf("Enter a string: ");

scanf("%[^\n]s",str);//read string with spaces

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/*copy characters from last index of str and store it from starting in revStr*/
j=0;
for(i=(strlen(str)-1); i>=0;i--)
revStr[j++]=str[i];

//assign NULL in the revStr

revStr[j]='\0';

printf("\nOriginal String is: %s",str);

printf("\nReversed String is: %s",revStr);

return 0;
}

void stringCpy(char* s1,char* s2)

{
int i=0;
while(s2[i]!='\0')
{
s1[i]=s2[i];
i++;
}
s1[i]='\0';
}
int stringCmp (char *s1,char *s2)
{
int i=0;
for(i=0; s1[i]!='\0'; i++)
{
if(s1[i]!=s2[i])
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
void stringCat (char *s1,char *s2)
{
int len,i;
len=strlen(s1)+strlen(s2);
if(len>100)
{
printf("\nCan not Concatenate !!!");
return;
}

len=strlen(s1);
for(i=0;i< strlen(s2); i++)
{
s1[len+i]=s2[i];
}
s1[len+i]='\0'; /* terminates by NULL*/

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Program 16:Illustrate the concept of call by value vs. call by

reference by taking example of swapping of two numbers.
#include <stdio.h>

/* Swap function definition */

void swap1(int num1, int num2)
{
int temp;

printf("In Function values before swapping: %d %d\n", num1, num2);

temp = num1;
num1 = num2;
num2 = temp;

printf("In Function values after swapping: %d %d\n\n", num1, num2);

}
void swap(int * num1, int * num2)
{
int temp;

printf("In Function values before swapping: %d %d\n", *num1, *num2);

temp = *num1;
*num1 = *num2;
*num2 = temp;

printf("In Function values after swapping: %d %d\n\n", *num1, *num2);

}

int main()
{
int n1, n2;
printf("By value:\n");

/* Input two integers from user */

printf("Enter two numbers: ");
scanf("%d%d", &n1, &n2);

/* Print value of n1 and n2 in before swapping */

printf("In Main values before swapping: %d %d\n\n", n1, n2);

/* Function call to swap n1 and n2 */

swap1(n1, n2);
printf("In Main values after swapping: %d %d", n1, n2);
printf("\n");

printf("By ref:\n");
int n3, n4;

printf("Enter two numbers: ");

scanf("%d%d", &n3, &n4);

printf("In Main values before swapping: %d %d\n\n", n3, n4);

/*
* &n1 - & evaluate memory address of n1
* &n2 - & evaluate memory address of n2
*/
swap(&n3, &n4);

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printf("In Main values after swapping: %d %d", n3, n4);

return 0;
}

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Program 17:Write a recursive function for computing factorial of a

number. Write main to test its functioning.

#include <stdio.h>
long int multiplyNumbers(int n);

int main()
{
int n;
printf("Enter a positive integer: ");
scanf("%d", &n);
printf("Factorial of %d = %ld", n, multiplyNumbers(n));
return 0;
}
long int multiplyNumbers(int n)
{
if (n >= 1)
return n*multiplyNumbers(n-1);
else
return 1;
}

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Program 18:Write a program to read an array of elements and print

the same in the reverse order along with their addresses

#include<stdio.h>

void main() {
int size, i, arr[30];
int *ptr;

ptr = &arr[0];

printf("\nEnter the size of array : ");

scanf("%d", &size);

printf("\nEnter %d integers into array: ", size);

for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
scanf("%d", ptr);
ptr++;
}

ptr = &arr[size - 1];

printf("\nElements of array in reverse order are :");

for (i = size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {

printf("\nElement%d is %d : ", i, *ptr);
ptr--;
}

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Program 19:Write a function code that is returning pointer to the

larger value out of two passes values.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

// return pointer to location from function

double * BigEl(double* arr, double arrSize)
{
int i;
// initialise both variables
double maximum = arr[0], *max_pos = arr;

for (i = 1; i < arrSize; i++)

{
if (arr[i]>maximum)
{
maximum = arr[i];
// assign address here
max_pos = &arr[i];
}
}
// return address
return max_pos;
}

int main()
{
double myarr[2];
double * max_pos;
int i;
printf("Please insert 2 numbers to the array\n");
for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
{
scanf("%lf", &myarr[i]);
}
// use return value here
max_pos = BigEl(myarr, 2);

return 0;
}

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Program 20: Define a structure type, personal, that would contain

person name, date of joining and salary. Using this structure,
write a program to read this information for one person from the
key board and print the same on the screen.

struct personal {char name[20]; int day; char month[10]; int year; float salary; };

int main()
{struct personal person;
printf("Input Values\n");
scanf("%s %d %s %d %f", person.name, &person.day, person.month, &person.year, &person.salary);
printf("%s %d %s %d %f\n",person.name, person.day, person.month, person.year, person.salary); }

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Program 21:Write a program to store a character string in block of

memory space created by malloc and then modify the same to store a
large string.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
int num, i, *ptr, sum = 0;

printf("Enter number of elements: ");

scanf("%d", &num);

ptr = (int*) malloc(num * sizeof(int)); //memory allocated using malloc

if(ptr == NULL)
{
printf("Error! memory not allocated.");
exit(0);
}

printf("Enter elements of array: ");

for(i = 0; i < num; ++i)
{
scanf("%d", ptr + i);
sum += *(ptr + i);
}

printf("Sum = %d", sum);

free(ptr);
return 0;
}

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