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#!/usr/bin/env ruby | |
puts "Please input the radius of the circle:" | |
input_radius = gets.to_f | |
# Keep looping until the user gives us a valid number | |
# Non number entires such as words would equate to 0 with the .to_f method above | |
while input_radius == 0 | |
puts "Please try a number that doesn't equal 0" | |
puts "Please input the radius of the circle:" | |
input_radius = gets.to_f | |
end | |
# The following method will take an input radius and then return a hash | |
# with the area and perimiter of the circle additionally it will calculate | |
#the volume of a sphere and surface area based upon the input radius | |
def circle_info(radius) | |
{:area => Math::PI * (radius * radius), | |
:perimeter => Math::PI * (2 * radius), | |
:sphere_volume => ((4/3)* Math::PI * (radius ** 3)), | |
:sphere_surface_area => (4* (Math::PI * (radius * radius)))} | |
end | |
# Displays the results of the circle_info method | |
results_hash = circle_info(input_radius) | |
puts "The area of the circle is: #{results_hash[:area].round(2)}" | |
puts "The perimeter of the circle is: #{results_hash[:perimeter].round(2)}" | |
puts "The volume of a sphere based upon the given radius is: #{results_hash[:sphere_volume].round(2)}" | |
puts "The surface area of the sphere would be: #{results_hash[:sphere_surface_area].round(2)}" |
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