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#include <iostream> //Programmer: N/A
#include <string> //MidTerm Assignment 3/10/12
#include <iomanip>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    double radius, area, length1, length2, base, height; //declares variables throughout the program
    float num1, num2, num1result1, num2result2;
    string verb, place, action, descrip, circle, square, triangle;
    string word1result1, word2result2;
    char chX;
    string object1, word1, word2;
   
    cout <<”***************************************”<< endl; // this is the menu
    cout <<”*\tPlease select an option       *”<<endl;
    cout <<”*                                     *”<<endl;
    cout <<”*     1: Calculate area of a shape    *”<<endl;
    cout <<”*     2: Do a small mad lib           *”<<endl;
    cout <<”*     3: Swap some variables          *”<<endl;
    cout <<”*     4: Exit program                 *”<<endl;
    cout <<”*                                     *”<<endl;
    cout <<”    What is your choice:” <<endl;
    cin >> chX;
    switch(chX)
    {
        case’1′ : chX = ’1′;// switching the char(chX) with 4 different selections
        break;
        case’2′ : chX = ’2′;
        break;
        case’3′ : chX = ’3′;
        break;
        case’4′ : chX = ’4′;
        break;
        default: cout <<”you gave the wrong input, Run the program again”<<endl;
    }
    system(“cls”);
   
        if(chX == ’1′) //user input “1″ will run this section
        {
            cout <<”enter an object: circle, square, triangle: “; //selecting an object
            cin >> object1;
           
            if(object1 == “circle”) //will caluclate the area of a circle
            {
            cout <<endl;
            cout <<”Enter the radius: “;
            cin >> radius;
            cout << endl;
            area = 3.14 * pow(radius, 2);
            cout  << “The area is: ” << setprecision(10) << area <<endl; //setprecision is NOT working
            }
           
            if(object1 == “square”) //will calcualte the area of a square
            {
            cout <<endl;
            cout <<”Enter the length of both sides: “;
            cin >> length1 >> length2;
            cout << endl;
            area = length1 * length2;
            cout  << “The area is: ” << setprecision(10) << area <<endl; //I do NOT like setprecision
            }
           
            if(object1 == “triangle”)//will calculate the area of a triangle
            {
            cout <<endl;
            cout <<”Enter the base and the height: “;
            cin >> base >> height;
            cout << endl;
            area = .5 * base * height;
            cout  << “The area is: ” << setprecision(10) << area <<endl; //I have tried everything to
            } // fix this precision error, conculsion = I dont like setprecision and it does not like me
           
            else
            {
            cout <<endl; //if the user input something other than the shapes listed will out put this
            cout <<”You gave the wrong input. Run the program again”<<endl;
            }
            cout << “Press enter to exit.”; //custom exit of the program
            cin.ignore();
            cin.get();
            return 0;
        }
       
        if(chX == ’2′) //if # 2 is selected do the following lines of code
        {
            cout << endl;
            cout <<”Enter a verb: “;
            cin >> verb; //user input a verb
            cout << endl;
            cout <<”Enter a place: “;
            cin >> place; //user input a place
            cout << endl;
            cout <<”Enter an action : “;
            cin >> action; //user input an action
            cout << endl;
            cout <<”Enter a description : “;
            cin >> descrip; // user input a description
            cout << endl;
            cout <<”This ” << verb << ” test at ” << place << ” is too ” << descrip <<”!”<<endl;
            cout <<”It can go ” << action << ” off a cliff!”<<endl; //combines users inputs
       
            cout << “Press enter to exit.”; //custom exit of the program
            cin.ignore();
            cin.get();
            return 0;
        }
       
        if(chX == ’3′) //when #3 is selected the following lines of code will run
        {
            cout <<”Enter a number, two words ad another number”<<endl; //asking for input
            cin >> num1 >> word1 >> word2 >> num2; //the actual input part
            cout <<”Word one is: ” << word1 <<endl; //telling the user what they just typed
            cout <<”Word two is: ” << word2 <<endl;
            cout <<”Number one is: ” <<num1 <<endl;
            cout <<”Number two is: ” <<num2 <<endl;
            cout <<”switching!!!”<<endl;
           
            word1result1 = word1; //swaps inputs around
            word2result2 = word2;
            num2result2 = num2;
            num1result1 =num1;
           
            cout <<”word one is now: ” << word2result2 <<endl; //displays the swap for the user
            cout <<”word two is now: ” << word1result1 <<endl;
            cout <<”number one is now: ” << num2result2 <<endl;
            cout <<”Number two is now: ” << num1result1 <<endl;
           
            cout << “Press enter to exit.”; //custom exit of the program
            cin.ignore();
            cin.get();
            return 0;
        }
        if(chX == ’4′) // the following lines of code will run if #4 is selected
        {
            cout << “Press enter to exit.”; //custom exit of the program
            cin.ignore();
            cin.get();
            return 0;
        }
        else(chX > 4);//if any number greater than 4 is enter this will outout
        {
            cout << “you gave the wrong input, Run the program again”<<endl;
        }
       
       
    system (“pause”);
    return 0;
}