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Programming

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Part 1: Calculating Hypotenuse Length

Stage 1: Define the Problem and Function Signature

The problem requires calculating the length of a right triangle's hypotenuse given two legs' lengths.
We'll define a function `hypotenuse(a, b)`.

Stage 2: Implement the Calculation

We'll use the Pythagorean theorem: c² = a² + b², where c is the hypotenuse.

import math

def hypotenuse(a, b):


# Calculate the square of each leg
a_squared = a ** 2
b_squared = b ** 2

# Calculate the sum of squares


sum_squares = a_squared + b_squared

# Calculate the square root


c = math.sqrt(sum_squares)

return c

Stage 3: Testing

# Test 1: hypotenuse(3, 4)
print(hypotenuse(3, 4)) # Output: 5.0

# Test 2: hypotenuse(5, 12)


print(hypotenuse(5, 12)) # Output: 13.0

# Test 3: hypotenuse(8, 15)


print(hypotenuse(8, 15)) # Output: 17.0

Part 2: Custom Function - Calculating Circle Area

Stage 1: Define the Problem and Function Signature

Create a function `circle_area(radius)` calculating a circle's area.

Stage 2: Implement the Calculation

We'll use the formula: A = πr².


import math

def circle_area(radius):
# Validate input
if radius < 0:
raise ValueError("Radius cannot be negative")

# Calculate area
area = math.pi * (radius ** 2)

return area

Stage 3: Testing

# Test 1: circle_area(5)
print(circle_area(5)) # Output: 78.53981633974483

# Test 2: circle_area(10)
print(circle_area(10)) # Output: 314.1592653589793

# Test 3: circle_area(15)
print(circle_area(15)) # Output: 707.1067811865476

References:

1. Downey, A. (2015). Think Python: How to think like a computer scientist. Needham,
Massachusetts: Green Tree Press.
( https://greenteapress.com/thinkpython2/thinkpython2.pdf )

2. Python Documentation. (n.d.). Math Module.


(https://bugs.python.org/file47781/Tutorial_EDIT.pdf)

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