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Program to multiply two polynomials

Posted By: Adalwen Fischer     Category: C Programming     Views: 12391

Program to multiply two polynomials.

Code for Program to multiply two polynomials in C Programming

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

#define MAX 10

struct term
{
    int coeff ;
    int exp ;
} ;

struct poly
{
    struct term t [10] ;
    int noofterms ;
} ;

void initpoly ( struct poly *) ;
void polyappend ( struct poly *, int, int ) ;
struct poly polyadd ( struct poly, struct poly ) ;
struct poly polymul ( struct poly, struct poly ) ;
void display ( struct poly ) ;

void main( )
{
    struct poly p1, p2, p3 ;

    clrscr( ) ;

    initpoly ( &p1 ) ;
    initpoly ( &p2 ) ;
    initpoly ( &p3 ) ;

    polyappend ( &p1, 1, 4 ) ;
    polyappend ( &p1, 2, 3 ) ;
    polyappend ( &p1, 2, 2 ) ;
    polyappend ( &p1, 2, 1 ) ;

    polyappend ( &p2, 2, 3 ) ;
    polyappend ( &p2, 3, 2 ) ;
    polyappend ( &p2, 4, 1 ) ;

    p3 = polymul ( p1, p2 ) ;

    printf ( "\nFirst polynomial:\n" ) ;
    display ( p1 ) ;

    printf ( "\n\nSecond polynomial:\n" ) ;
    display ( p2 ) ;

    printf ( "\n\nResultant polynomial:\n" ) ;
    display ( p3 ) ;

    getch( ) ;
}

/* initializes elements of struct poly */
void initpoly ( struct poly *p ) { int i ; p -> noofterms = 0 ; for ( i = 0 ; i < MAX ; i++ ) { p -> t[i].coeff = 0 ; p -> t[i].exp = 0 ; } } /* adds the term of polynomial to the array t */
void polyappend ( struct poly *p, int c, int e ) { p -> t[p -> noofterms].coeff = c ; p -> t[p -> noofterms].exp = e ; ( p -> noofterms ) ++ ; } /* displays the polynomial equation */
void display ( struct poly p ) { int flag = 0, i ; for ( i = 0 ; i < p.noofterms ; i++ ) { if ( p.t[i].exp != 0 ) printf ( "%d x^%d + ", p.t[i].coeff, p.t[i].exp ) ; else { printf ( "%d", p.t[i].coeff ) ; flag = 1 ; } } if ( !flag ) printf ( "\b\b " ) ; } /* adds two polynomials p1 and p2 */
struct poly polyadd ( struct poly p1, struct poly p2 ) { int i, j, c ; struct poly p3 ; initpoly ( &p3 ) ; if ( p1.noofterms > p2.noofterms ) c = p1.noofterms ; else c = p2.noofterms ; for ( i = 0, j = 0 ; i <= c ; p3.noofterms++ ) { if ( p1.t[i].coeff == 0 && p2.t[j].coeff == 0 ) break ; if ( p1.t[i].exp >= p2.t[j].exp ) { if ( p1.t[i].exp == p2.t[j].exp ) { p3.t[p3.noofterms].coeff = p1.t[i].coeff + p2.t[j].coeff ; p3.t[p3.noofterms].exp = p1.t[i].exp ; i++ ; j++ ; } else { p3.t[p3.noofterms].coeff = p1.t[i].coeff ; p3.t[p3.noofterms].exp = p1.t[i].exp ; i++ ; } } else { p3.t[p3.noofterms].coeff = p2.t[j].coeff ; p3.t[p3.noofterms].exp = p2.t[j].exp ; j++ ; } } return p3 ; } /* multiplies two polynomials p1 and p2 */
struct poly polymul ( struct poly p1, struct poly p2 ) { int coeff, exp ; struct poly temp, p3 ; initpoly ( &temp ) ; initpoly ( &p3 ) ; if ( p1.noofterms != 0 && p2.noofterms != 0 ) { int i ; for ( i = 0 ; i < p1.noofterms ; i++ ) { int j ; struct poly p ; initpoly ( &p ) ; for ( j = 0 ; j < p2.noofterms ; j++ ) { coeff = p1.t[i].coeff * p2.t[j].coeff ; exp = p1.t[i].exp + p2.t[j].exp ; polyappend ( &p, coeff, exp ) ; } if ( i != 0 ) { p3 = polyadd ( temp, p ) ; temp = p3 ; } else temp = p ; } } return p3 ; }
  
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Pramod Sangole from India Comment on: Aug 09
this program is very simple and easy to understand

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