Example Program
Combining variables, math, and functions lets you start building useful programs. The following will calculate both the area and circumference of a circle given a radius:
const pi = 3.14
function calculateCircleArea(radius) {
return pi * radius * radius
}
function calculateCircleCircumference(radius) {
return 2 * pi * radius
}
function printDataForCircle(radius) {
const area = calculateCircleArea(radius)
const circumference = calculateCircleCircumference(radius)
console.log("For a circle with radius:")
console.log(radius)
console.log("Area:")
console.log(area)
console.log("Circumference:")
console.log(circumference)
console.log("")
}
printDataForCircle(1)
printDataForCircle(2)
printDataForCircle(4)
Notice that because of the use of functions, to calculate the area and circumference of a circle with radius = 11
, only one more line of code is required:
printDataForCircle(11)
Try editing or adding more functionality to this program!