Chapter: 03

Operators and Expressions

3.3 Given the statement

Int a=10, b=20,c;

Determine whether each of the following statements are true or
false.

a. The statement a =+10, is valid.

Answer: False.

b. The expression a+ 4/6 "6/2 evaluates to 11.

Answer: False.

c. The expression b+ 3/2* 2/3 evaluates to 20.

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Answer: True .

d. The statement a+=b; gives the values 30 to a and 20 to b.

Answer True.

e. The statement ++at+; gives the value 12 to a

Answer: False.

f. The statement a=1/b; assigns the value 0.5 to a

Answer: False.

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3.4 Declared a as int and b as float, state whether the following

statements are true or false.
a. The statement a=1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3; assigns the value 1 to a.

Answer: False.

b.Thestatement b=1.0/3.0 +1.0/3.0 +1.0/3.0; assigns a value 1.0 to

b.

Answer: True.

c. The statement b=1.0/3.0 *3.0 gives a value 1.0 to b.

Answer: True.

d. The statement b=1.0/3.0+ 2.0/3.0 assigns a value 1.0 to b.

Answer: True.

e. Thestatement a=15/10.0+3/2; assigns a value 3 to a.

Answer: False.
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3.5 Which of the following arithmetic expressions are true ?
a. I(5+5 >=10)

Answer: False.

b. 5+5- 10 | 1+3 ==5

Answer true .

C. 5>10 || 10<20 && 3<5

Answer : true.
d. 10 15 && (10<20) || 15>30
Answer: False.
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 3.6 Which of the following arithmetic expressions are valid ? If
valid, give the value ofthe expression; otherwise give reason.
(a )25/3 %2

Answer: 0

Because the expression 25/3' evaluates to 8. Because the number 3 is int

type. and the expression '8%2' evaluates to 0.

(b) +9/4+5
Answer: 7

(c)7.5%3
Answer: Not valid.
Invalid operands to binary % (have "loat and 'int' type)
(d) 14%3+ 7%2
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(e)-14%3
Answer: -2

(15.25+5.0
Answer 10.250000
g5/3) 3 +5%3

Answer 5

(h) 21%(int)4.5
Answer: 1

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3.8 Identify unnecessary parentheses in the following arithmetic
expressions.(red color is unnecessary)

(a) ((x-(y/5)+z)%8)+25

(b) ((x*y)°p)+q
(c)(mn) +(xly)
(d) x/(3y)
3.9 Find errors,if any, in the following assignment statements
and rectify them.
a. x=y=z = 0.5,2.0,-5.75;

Answer: Error.

Correct answer : x=0.5, y=2.0, z=-5.75;

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Answer: No Error.
C. y=sqrt (100)
Answer: No error.

d. p =xly:
Answer Error.(no space between * and )

e. s=/5;

Answer Error.(T should be used before =")

f. a b++ - c*2

Answer: Error.(semicolon)
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 ANSI C REVIEW QUESTION SOLUTION

3.10 Determine the value of each of the following logical

Expressions if a=5, b=10 and c=-6
a. ab && ac

Answer: false.
b. acb && a>c

Answer: True.

C. a=c|| b>a

Answer: True.

d. b>15 && c<0 || a>0

Answer: True.

e. (a/2.0-=0.0 && b/2.0 I= 0.0) || c<0.0 STEVE JOBS

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Answer: True.

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3.11 What is the output of the following program ?

main()

charX,

int y

x=100;

y=125;

printf("%cn".x);
printf("%cn".y):
printf("%din",x);

Output
d

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3.12 Find the output of the following program ?ER OREO NOR
main)

intx =100;

printf("%din ",10+ x++);

printf("%d/n",10+ ++x}

Output: 110/n112/n

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3.13 What is the output of the following program?

main()

z=10:
int x=5, y=10,
x= y==z;

printf("%d"x):

Output:

program ?
the following
the output of
3.14 What is

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tr5100.Y=200;
3.15 What is the output of the following program ?
main()

unsigned x=1;

signed y=-1;

if(x>y)
printf("x>y'):
else

printf('x=y");

Did you expect this output ? Explain

Output: x<=y
Yes Iexpected this output. STEVE JOBS
In this program to evaluate if expression the signed char y=-1 is
converted to unsig ned int type. So the "if' condition becomes false
and 'else' part in executed. So the output is x<=y.

3.16 What is the output of the following program ? Explain the

output.
main()

int x=10;

if(x=20)
printf("true");
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else

printf("fulse");

Output: true
Computer evaluates the expression first and then
whether the value of the depending on
non zero) or
expression (relation or condition) is 'true' (or
false'(zero), it transfers the control to a particular
statement. In this case the
expression x=20 evaluates to 20(non
zero).So the expression is true and the statement after it is
So the is TRUE
executed.
output

3.17 What is the error in each of the

following statement ?
(a) if(m==1& nl=0)
printf("ok");
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CA: if(m==1&& nl=0)

printf("'ok")

(b) if(x=<5)
printf(jump"):
Answer: Error

CA: if(x<=5)

printf(jump"):

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3.18 What is the error, if any, in the following segment ?

int x=10;

float y=4.25;

X= y% X;
Answer:There is an error in the segment. The modulo division operator
% cannot be used on floating point data. Because real operator can't use
%

3.19 What is printed when the following is executed ?

for(m=0;m<3;++m)
printf("%din".(m%2) ? m:.m+2);

Output: 2

3.20 What is the output of the following segment when executed ?

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int m=-14,n=3;
printf("%din",m/n* 10)
n=-n
printf("%d n",m/n*10);

Output:40

40

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