Arithmetic Operators

Slug: arithmetic-operators-1605594922--131943 Difficulty: Basic Id: 878740 Topic Tags: CPP, Java Company Tags: None

Summary

The Arithmetic Operators problem involves implementing basic arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on two integers. This problem is an introduction to the basics of programming in a specific language (CPP, Java).

Detailed Explanation

To solve this problem, we need to implement functions for each arithmetic operation (+, -, *, /) that take two integer arguments as input and return the result.

Here's a step-by-step breakdown of the solution:

Define a function for each arithmetic operation.
Inside each function, perform the corresponding arithmetic operation on the two input integers.
Return the result of the operation.

For example, the addition function would take two integers a and b as input and return their sum: return a + b;.

Here's an ASCII art diagram to illustrate the problem:

  +--------+   +--------+
  |        |   |        |
  |  a     |   |  b     |
  |        |   |        |
  +--------+   +--------+
           |
           |
           v
  +--------+
  |  result  |
  +--------+

Time complexity: O(1) for all operations (as they only involve simple arithmetic) Space complexity: O(1) as no extra space is used.

Optimized Solutions

Java

public class ArithmeticOperators { public static int add(int a, int b) { return a + b; } public static int subtract(int a, int b) { return a - b; } public static int multiply(int a, int b) { return a * b; } public static double divide(int a, int b) { if (b == 0) { throw new ArithmeticException("Cannot divide by zero"); } return (double) a / b; } }