Program to Calculate the Area of a Circle in C

Calculating the Area of a Circle

The area of a circle is calculated using the formula:

Area = π × r², where 'r' is the radius of the circle.

We will explore three different methods to calculate the area of a circle in C programming.

Method 1: Using Basic Arithmetic

This method directly computes the area using the formula.

#include <stdio.h>
#define PI 3.14159

int main() {
    float radius, area;
    printf("Enter the radius of the circle: ");
    scanf("%f", &radius);
    area = PI * radius * radius;
    printf("Area of the circle: %.2f\n", area);
    return 0;
}
            

Method 2: Using a Function

This method uses a function to calculate and return the area.

#include <stdio.h>

#define PI 3.14159

float calculate_area(float radius) {
    return PI * radius * radius;
}

int main() {
    float radius;
    printf("Enter the radius of the circle: ");
    scanf("%f", &radius);
    printf("Area of the circle: %.2f\n", calculate_area(radius));
    return 0;
}
            

Method 3: Using Recursion

This method demonstrates recursion, though recursion is not typically needed for simple mathematical operations.

#include <stdio.h>
#define PI 3.14159

float recursive_area(float radius, int times) {
    if (times == 0) return PI * radius * radius;
    return recursive_area(radius, times - 1);
}

int main() {
    float radius;
    printf("Enter the radius of the circle: ");
    scanf("%f", &radius);
    printf("Area of the circle: %.2f\n", recursive_area(radius, 1));
    return 0;
}