PROGRAMMING FOR PROBLEM

SOLVING
LAB MANUAL

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

I B.TECH – I SEM

Academic Year 2023-24

R22 Regulation

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 VIJAY RURAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Manik Bhandar, Nizamabad-503003
PROGRAMMING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING LAB

B.Tech. I Year I Sem. L T P C

0 0 3 1.5

Course Objectives: The students will learn the following:

 To work with an IDE to create, edit, compile, run and debug programs
 To analyze the various steps in program development.
 To develop programs to solve basic problems by understanding basic concepts in C
like operators, control statements etc.
 To develop modular, reusable and readable C Programs using the concepts like
functions, arrays etc.
 To Write programs using the Dynamic Memory Allocation concept.
 To create, read from and write to text and binary files

Course Outcomes: The candidate is expected to be able to:

 formulate the algorithms for simple problems
 translate given algorithms to a working and correct program
 correct syntax errors as reported by the compilers
 identify and correct logical errors encountered during execution
 represent and manipulate data with arrays, strings and structures
 use pointers of different types
 create, read and write to and from simple text and binary files
 modularize the code with functions so that they can be reused

Practice sessions:
a. Write a simple program that prints the results of all the operators available in C
(including pre/ post increment , bitwise and/or/not , etc.). Read required operand
values from standard input.
b. Write a simple program that converts one given data type to another using auto
conversion and casting. Take the values form standard input.

Simple numeric problems:

a. Write a program for fiend the max and min from the three numbers.
b. Write the program for the simple, compound interest.
c. Write program that declares Class awarded for a given percentage of marks, where
mark <40%= Failed, 40% to <60% = Second class, 60% to <70%=First class, >= 70%
= Distinction. Read percentage from standard input.
d. Write a program that prints a multiplication table for a given number and the number
of rows in the table. For example, for a number 5 and rows = 3, the output should be:
e. 5 x 1 = 5
f. 5 x 2 = 10
g. 5 x 3 = 15
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 h. Write a program that shows the binary equivalent of a given positive number between
0 to 255.

Expression Evaluation:
a. A building has 10 floors with a floor height of 3 meters each. A ball is dropped from
the top of the building. Find the time taken by the ball to reach each floor. (Use the
formula s = ut+(1/2)at^2 where u and a are the initial velocity in m/sec (= 0) and
acceleration in m/sec^2 (= 9.8 m/s^2)).
b. Write a C program, which takes two integer operands and one operator from the user,
performs the operation and then prints the result. (Consider the operators +,-,*, /, %
and use Switch Statement)
c. Write a program that finds if a given number is a prime number
d. Write a C program to find the sum of individual digits of a positive integer and test
given number is palindrome.
e. A Fibonacci sequence is defined as follows: the first and second terms in the sequence
are 0 and 1. Subsequent terms are found by adding the preceding two terms in the
sequence. Write a C program to generate the first n terms of the sequence.
f. Write a C program to generate all the prime numbers between 1 and n, where n is a
value supplied by the user.
g. Write a C program to find the roots of a Quadratic equation.
h. Write a C program to calculate the following, where x is a fractional value.
i. 1-x/2 +x^2/4-x^3/6
j. Write a C program to read in two numbers, x and n, and then compute the sum of this
geometric progression: 1+x+x^2+x^3+ ................ +x^n. For example: if n is 3 and x is
5, then the program computes 1+5+25+125.

Arrays and Pointers and Functions:

a. Write a C program to find the minimum, maximum and average in an array of
integers.
b. Write a functions to compute mean, variance, Standard Deviation, sorting of n
elements in single dimension array.
c. Write a C program that uses functions to perform the following:
d. Addition of Two Matrices
e. ii. Multiplication of Two Matrices

f. iii. Transpose of a matrix with memory dynamically allocated for the new matrix as
row and column counts may not be same.
g. Write C programs that use both recursive and non-recursive functions
h. To find the factorial of a given integer.
i. ii. To find the GCD (greatest common divisor) of two given integers.
j. iii. To find x^n
k. Write a program for reading elements using pointer into array and display the values
using array.
l. Write a program for display values reverse order from array using pointer.
m. Write a program through pointer variable to sum of n elements from array.

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Files:
a. Write a C program to display the contents of a file to standard output device.
b. Write a C program which copies one file to another, replacing all lowercase
characters with their uppercase equivalents.
c. Write a C program to count the number of times a character occurs in a text file. The
file name and the character are supplied as command line arguments.
d. Write a C program that does the following:
It should first create a binary file and store 10 integers, where the file name and 10
values are given in the command line. (hint: convert the strings using atoi function)
Now the program asks for an index and a value from the user and the value at that
index should be changed to the new value in the file. (hint: use fseek function)
The program should then read all 10 values and print them back.
e. Write a C program to merge two files into a third file (i.e., the contents of the firs t
file followed by those of the second are put in the third file).

Strings:
a. Write a C program to convert a Roman numeral ranging from I to L to its decimal
equivalent.
b. Write a C program that converts a number ranging from 1 to 50 to Roman equivalent
c. Write a C program that uses functions to perform the following operations:
d. To insert a sub-string in to a given main string from a given position.
e. ii. To delete n Characters from a given position in a given string.
f. Write a C program to determine if the given string is a palindrome or not (Spelled
same in both directions with or without a meaning like madam, civic, noon, abcba,
etc.)
g. Write a C program that displays the position of a character ch in the string S or – 1 if
S doesn‘t contain ch.
h. Write a C program to count the lines, words and characters in a given text.

Miscellaneous:
a. Write a menu driven C program that allows a user to enter n numbers and then choose
between finding the smallest, largest, sum, or average. The menu and all the choices

are to be functions. Use a switch statement to determine what action to take. Display
an error message if an invalid choice is entered.

b. Write a C program to construct a pyramid of numbers as follows:

1 * 1 1 *
12 ** 23 22 **
123 *** 456 333 ***
4444 **
*

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Sorting and Searching:
a. Write a C program that uses non recursive function to search for a Key value in a given
b. list of integers using linear search method.
c. Write a C program that uses non recursive function to search for a Key value in a given
d. sorted list of integers using binary search method.
e. Write a C program that implements the Bubble sort method to sort a given list of
f. integers in ascending order.
g. Write a C program that sorts the given array of integers using selection sort in descending
order
h. Write a C program that sorts the given array of integers using insertion sort in ascending
order
i. Write a C program that sorts a given array of names

Suggested Reference Books for solving the problems:

i. Byron Gottfried, Schaum’s Outline of Programming with C, McGraw-Hill
ii. B.A. Forouzan and R.F. Gilberg C Programming and Data Structures, Cengage Learning,
(3rd Edition)
iii. Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language, Prentice
iv. Hall of India
v. R.G. Dromey, How to solve it by Computer, Pearson (16th Impression)
vi. Programming in C, Stephen G. Kochan, Fourth Edition, Pearson Education.
vii. Herbert Schildt, C: The Complete Reference, Mc Graw Hill, 4th Edition

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Practice sessions:

a. Write a simple program that prints the results of all the operators available in C (including pre/
post increment, bitwise and/or/not, etc.). Read required operand values from standard input.

Program:

#include<stdio.h>
Void main( )
{
int a,b;
printf(“enter the values of a and b”);
scanf(“%d%d”,&a,&b);
printf(“the arithmetic operators result is %d %d %d %d”, a+b,a-b,a*b,a/b);
printf(“the relational operators result is %d %d %d %d”, a>b,a<b,a>=b,a<=b);
printf(“the logical operators result is %d %d %d %d”, a&&b,a||b,!(a==b));
printf(“the increment operator result is %d %d %d %d”,a++,++a,b++,++b);
printf(“the decrement operator result is %d %d %d %d”,a--,--a,b--,--b);
printf(“the bitwise AND operator result is %d”,a&b);
printf(“the bitwise OR operator result is %d”,a|b);
printf(“the bitwise NOT operator result is %d”,a^b);
}

Output:

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 b. Write a simple program that converts one given data type to another using auto conversion and
casting. Take the values form standard input.

Program:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
float sum,count;
int mean;
clrscr();
printf("enter the value of sum and count");
scanf("%f%f",&sum,&count);
mean=sum/count;
printf(" the value of mean is : %d\n", mean);
}

Output:

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Simple numeric problems:
a. Write a program for fiend the max and min from the three numbers.

Program:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int a,b,c;
clrscr();
printf("Enter 3 numbers");
scanf("%d%d%d",&a,&b,&c);
if(a>b && a>c)
printf("Maximum number is a = %d",a);
else if(b>a && b>c)
printf("Maximum number is b = %d",b);
else
printf("Maximum number is c = %d",c);
printf("\n");
if(a<b && a<c)
printf("Minimum number is a = %d",a);
else if(b<a && b<c)
printf("Minimum number is b = %d",b);
else
printf("Minimum number is c = %d",c);
getch();
}
Output:

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b. Write the program for the simple, compound interest.
Program:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<math.h>
void main()
{
int p,t;
float r,si,amount,ci;
clrscr( );
printf("Please enter principle,time and rate of interest");
scanf("%d%d%f",&p,&t,&r);
si=p*t*r/100;
printf("\nSimple interest = %.3f",si);
amount=p*pow((1 +r/100),t);
ci=amount-p;
printf("\nCompound interest = %.3f",ci);
getch( );
}
Output:

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 c. Write program that declares Class awarded for a given percentage of marks,
where mark = 70% = Distinction. Read percentage from standard input.

Program:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int phy, chem, bio, math, comp;
float per;
clrscr();
printf("Enter five subjects marks: ");
scanf("%d%d%d%d%d", &phy, &chem, &bio, &math, &comp);
per = (phy + chem + bio + math + comp) / 5.0;
printf("Percentage = %.2f\n", per);
if(per >= 70)
{
printf("Distinction");
}
else if(per <=40 )
{
printf("Failed");
}
else if(per <= 60 && per>40)
{
printf("Second Class");
}
else if(per <= 70 && per>60)
{
printf("First Class");
}

getch();
}

Output:

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d. Write a program that prints a multiplication table for a given number and the
number of rows in the table. For example, for a number 5 and rows = 3, the output
should be:
5x1=5
5 x 2 = 10
5 x 3 = 15

Program:
#include <stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int n, i, range;
clrscr();
printf("Enter an integer: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
printf("Enter the range: ");
scanf("%d", &range);
for(i=1; i<=range;i++)
{
printf("%d * %d = %d \n",n,i, n*i);
}
getch();
}

Output:

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e. Write a program that shows the binary equivalent of a given positive number
between 0 to 255.

Program:

#include <stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int binary_conversion(int);
void main()
{
int num, bin;
clrscr();
printf("Enter a decimal number: ");
scanf("%d", &num);
bin = binary_conversion(num);
printf("The binary equivalent of %d is %d\n", num, bin);
getch();
}
int binary_conversion(int num)
{
if (num == 0)
{
return 0;
}
else
{
return (num % 2) + 10 * binary_conversion(num / 2);
}
}

Output:

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Expression Evaluation:

a. A building has 10 floors with a floor height of 3 meters each. A ball is dropped
from the top of the building. Find the time taken by the ball to reach each floor.
(Use the formula s = ut+(1/2)at^2 where u and a are the initial velocity in m/sec (=
0) and acceleration in m/sec^2 (= 9.8 m/s^2)).

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b. Write a C program, which takes two integer operands and one operator from the
user, performs the operation and then prints the result. (Consider the operators +,-
,*, /, % and use Switch Statement).

Program:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
void main()
{
int a, b, c;
char ch;
clrscr() ;
printf("Enter your operator(+, -, /, *, %)\n");
scanf("%c", &ch);
printf("Enter the values of a and b\n");
scanf("%d%d", &a, &b);
switch(ch)
{
case '+': c = a + b;
printf("addition of two numbers is %d", c);
break;
case '-': c = a - b;
printf("substraction of two numbers is %d", c);
break;
case '*': c = a * b;
printf("multiplication of two numbers is %d", c);
break;
case '/': c = a / b;
printf("remainder of two numbers is %d", c);
break;
case '%': c = a % b;
printf("quotient of two numbers is %d", c);
break;
default: printf("Invalid operator");
break;
}
getch();
}
Output:

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c. Write a program that finds if a given number is a prime number

Program:

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int n,i,flag=0;
printf("\nEnter a number:”);
scanf("%d",&n);
for(i=2;i<=n/2;i++)
{
if(n%i==0)
{flag=1; break;
}
}
If(flag==0)
printf(“%d is a prime number”,n);
else
printf(“%d is not a prime number”,n);
return(0);
}

Output:

Enter a number: 29

29 is a prime number

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 d. Write a C program to find the sum of individual digits of a positive integer
and test given number is palindrome.

Sum of individual digits of a positive integer:

Program:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<math.h>
void main ()
{
int number = 0, digit = 0, sum = 0;
clrscr();
printf("Enter any number\n ");
scanf("%d", &number);
while (number != 0)
{
digit = number % 10;
sum = sum + digit;
number = number / 10;
}
printf ("Sum of individual digits of a given number is %d", sum);
getch();
}

Output:

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 Test given number is palindrome.

Program:

#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
int number, t, rev=0, rmndr;
printf("Please enter a number to check Palindrome : ");
scanf("%d",&number);
printf("\nEntered number: %d", number);
t = number;
while (number > 0)
{
rmndr = number%10;
rev = rev*10 + rmndr;
number = number/10;
}
printf("\nReversed number: %d", rev);
if(t == rev)
{
printf("\nEntered number %d is a palindrome", t);
}
else
{
printf("\nEntered number %d is not a palindrome", t);
}
}

Output:

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e) A Fibonacci sequence is defined as follows: the first and second terms in the
sequence are 0 and 1. Subsequent terms are found by adding the preceding two
terms in the sequence. Write a C program to generate the first n terms of the
sequence.

Program:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, n, t1 = 0, t2 = 1, nextTerm;
printf("Enter the number of terms: ");
scanf("%d", &n);
printf("Fibonacci Series: ");
for (i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
{
printf("%d, ", t1);
nextTerm = t1 + t2;
t1 = t2;
t2 = nextTerm;
}
return 0;
}

Output

Enter the number of terms: 10

Fibonacci Series: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34,

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f. Write a C program to generate all the prime numbers between 1 and n, where n is
a value supplied by the user.

Program:

#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int m,n,i,nof;
printf("\nEnter a number:”);
scanf("%d",&n);
printf("\nThe Prime numbers between 1 to n:”);
for(m=2;m<=n;m++)
{
nof=0;
for(i=2;i<=m/2;i++)
{
if(m%i==0)
nof++;
}
if(nof==0)
printf("%d",m);
}

OUTPUT:
Enter the value of n: 40
The Prime numbers between 1 to n: 2 3 5 7 11 13 17
19 23 29 31 37

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g. Write a C program to find the roots of a Quadratic equation.

Program:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<math.h>
void main()
{

int a,b,c,disc;
float root1,root2;
clrscr();
printf("ENTER VALUES FOR a,b,c:\n");
scanf("%d %d %d",&a,&b,&c);
disc=b*b-4*a*c;
if(disc>0)
{

printf("THE ROOTS ARE REAL & THEY ARE..\n");

root1=(-b+sqrt(disc))/(2*a);
root2=(-b-sqrt(disc))/(2*a);
printf("Root1=%f",root1);
printf("Root2=%f",root2);

}
else if(disc==0)
{
printf("THE ROOTS ARE EQUAL & THEY ARE..\n");
root1=-b/(2*a);
root2=root1;

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 printf("Root1=%f",root1);
printf("Root2=%f",root2);
}
else
{
printf("THE ROOTS ARE IMAGINARY");
x=-b/(2*a);
y= sqrt(disc)/(2*a);
printf("Root1=%f+i%f",x,y);
printf("Root1=%f-i%f",x,y);
}
getch();
}

OUTPUT:

ENTER VALUES FOR a,b,c 1 4 4

THE ROOTS ARE EQUAL AND THEY ARE.. Root1=-2 Root2=-2

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h. Write a C program to calculate the following, where x is a fractional value.
1-x/2 +x^2/4-x^3/6

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j. Write a C program to read in two numbers, x and n, and then compute the sum of
this geometric progression: 1+x+x^2+x^3+ .............+x^n. For example: if n is 3 and
x is 5, then the program computes 1+5+25+125.

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Arrays and Pointers and Functions:
f. Write a C program to find the minimum, maximum and average in an array
of integers.
#include <stdio.h>
#define MAX_SIZE 100 // Maximum array size
int main()
{
int arr[MAX_SIZE];
int i, max, min, size;
printf("Enter size of the array: ");
scanf("%d", &size);
printf("Enter elements in the array: ");
for(i=0; i<size; i++)
{
scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
}
max = arr[0];
min = arr[0];
for(i=1; i<size; i++)
{
if(arr[i] > max)
{
max = arr[i];
}
if(arr[i] < min)
{
min = arr[i];
}
}
printf("Maximum element = %d\n", max);
printf("Minimum element = %d", min);
return 0;
}

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Output:

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2. Write a functions to compute mean, variance, Standard Deviation, sorting
of n elements in single dimension array.
Program:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#define MAXSIZE 10
void main()
{
float x[MAXSIZE];
int i, n;
float average, variance, std_deviation, sum = 0, sum1 = 0;
printf("Enter the value of N \n");
scanf("%d", &n);
printf("Enter %d real numbers \n", n);
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
scanf("%f", &x[i]);
}
/* Compute the sum of all elements */
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
sum = sum + x[i];
}
average = sum / (float)n;
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
sum1 = sum1 + pow((x[i] - average), 2);
}
variance = sum1 / (float)n;
std_deviation = sqrt(variance);
printf("Average of all elements = %.2f\n", average);
printf("variance of all elements = %.2f\n", variance);
printf("Standard deviation = %.2f\n", std_deviation);
getch();
}
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Output:

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 3 Write a C program that uses functions to perform the following:
Addition of Two Matrices
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
int m, n, c, d, first[10][10], second[10][10], sum[10][10];
clrscr();

printf("Enter the number of rows and columns of matrix\n");

scanf("%d%d", &m, &n);
printf("Enter the elements of first matrix\n");

for (c = 0; c < m; c++)

for (d = 0; d < n; d++)
scanf("%d", &first[c][d]);

printf("Enter the elements of second matrix\n");

for (c = 0; c < m; c++)

for (d = 0 ; d < n; d++)
scanf("%d", &second[c][d]);

printf("Sum of entered matrices:-\n");

for (c = 0; c < m; c++) {

for (d = 0 ; d < n; d++) {
sum[c][d] = first[c][d] + second[c][d];
printf("%d\t", sum[c][d]);
}
printf("\n");
}

return 0;
}

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 Output:

Multiplication of Two Matrices

Program:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int m, n, p, q, c, d, k, sum = 0;
int first[10][10], second[10][10], multiply[10][10];
printf("Enter number of rows and columns of first matrix\n");
scanf("%d%d", &m, &n);
printf("Enter elements of first matrix\n");
for (c = 0; c < m; c++)
for (d = 0; d < n; d++)
scanf("%d", &first[c][d]);
printf("Enter number of rows and columns of second matrix\n");
scanf("%d%d", &p, &q);
if (n != p)
printf("The matrices can't be multiplied with each other.\n");
else
{
printf("Enter elements of second matrix\n");
for (c = 0; c < p; c++)
for (d = 0; d < q; d++)
scanf("%d", &second[c][d]);
for (c = 0; c < m; c++) {
for (d = 0; d < q; d++) {

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 for (k = 0; k < p; k++) {
sum = sum + first[c][k]*second[k][d];
}
multiply[c][d] = sum;
sum = 0;
}
}
printf("Product of the matrices:\n");
for (c = 0; c < m; c++) {
for (d = 0; d < q; d++)
printf("%d\t", multiply[c][d]);
printf("\n");
}
}
getch();
return 0;
}

Output:

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Transpose of a matrix with memory dynamically allocated for the new matrix as
row and column counts may not be same

Program:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int a[10][10], transpose[10][10], r, c, i, j;
printf("Enter rows and columns of matrix: ");
scanf("%d %d", &r, &c);
// Storing elements of the matrix
printf("\nEnter elements of matrix:\n");
for(i=0; i<r; ++i)
for(j=0; j<c; ++j)
{
printf("Enter element a%d%d: ",i+1, j+1);
scanf("%d", &a[i][j]);
}
// Displaying the matrix a[][] */
printf("\nEntered Matrix: \n");
for(i=0; i<r; ++i)
for(j=0; j<c; ++j)
{
printf("%d ", a[i][j]);
if (j == c-1)
printf("\n\n");
}
// Finding the transpose of matrix a
for(i=0; i<r; ++i)
for(j=0; j<c; ++j)
{
transpose[j][i] = a[i][j];
}
// Displaying the transpose of matrix a
printf("\nTranspose of Matrix:\n");
for(i=0; i<c; ++i)
for(j=0; j<r; ++j)
{
printf("%d ",transpose[i][j]);

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 if(j==r-1)
printf("\n\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

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 Write C programs that use both recursive and non-recursive functions To
compute xn using recursive.

Program:

#include<stdio.h>
int power(int n1,int n2);
int main()
{
int base,exp;
printf(“enter base number:”);
scanf(“%d”,&base);
printf(“enter power number(positive integer):”);
scanf(“%d”,&exp);
printf(“%d^%d=%d”,base,exp,power(base,exp));
return 0;
}

int power(int base,int exp)

{
if(exp!=1)
return (base*power(base,exp-1));
}

OUTPUT:
enter base number:3
enter power number(positive integer):3
3^3=27

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Write C programs that use both recursive and non-recursive functions

i. To find the factorial of a given integer.

Program:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
void main()
{
int n, a, b;
clrscr();
printf("Enter any number\n");
scanf("%d", &n);
a = recfactorial(n);
printf("The factorial of a given number using recursion is %d \n", a);
b = nonrecfactorial(n);
printf("The factorial of a given number using nonrecursion is %d ", b);
getch();
}
int recfactorial(int x)
{
int f;
if(x == 0)
{
return(1);
}
else
{
f = x * recfactorial(x - 1);
return(f);
}
}
int nonrecfactorial(int x)
{
int i, f = 1;
for(i = 1;i <= x; i++)
{
f = f * i;
}

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 return(f);
}

Output:
Enter any number
5
The factorial of a given number using recursion is 120
The factorial of a given number using nonrecursion is 120

ii. To find the GCD (greatest common divisor) of two given integers.

Program:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
void main()
{
int a, b, c, d;
clrscr();
printf("Enter two numbers a, b\n");
scanf("%d%d", &a, &b);
c = recgcd(a, b);
printf("The gcd of two numbers using recursion is %d\n", c);
d = nonrecgcd(a, b);
printf("The gcd of two numbers using nonrecursion is %d", d);
getch();
}
int recgcd(int x, int y)
{
if(y == 0)
{
return(x);
}
else
{
return(recgcd(y, x % y));
}

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}
int nonrecgcd(int x, int y)
{
int z;
while(x % y != 0)
{
z = x % y;
x = y;
y = z;
}
return(y);
}

Output:
Enter two numbers a, b
36
The gcd of two numbers using recursion is 3
The gcd of two numbers using nonrecursion is 3

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 n. Write a program for reading elements using pointer into array and display
the values using array.

Program:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int data[5], i;
printf("Enter elements: ");
for(i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
scanf("%d", data + i);
printf("You entered: \n");
for(i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
printf("%d\n", *(data + i));
return 0;
}
Output:
Enter elements:
1
2
3
5
4
You entered:
1
2
3
5
4

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Write a C program using pointers to read in an array of integers and print its
elements in reverse order.

Program:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#define MAX 30

void main() {
int size, i, arr[MAX];
int *ptr;
clrscr();

ptr = &arr[0];

printf("\nEnter the size of array : ");

scanf("%d", &size);

printf("\nEnter %d integers into array: ", size);

for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
scanf("%d", ptr);
ptr++;
}

ptr = &arr[size - 1];

printf("\nElements of array in reverse order are :");

for (i = size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {

printf("\nElement%d is %d : ", i, *ptr);
ptr--;
}

getch();
}

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Output :
Enter the size of array : 5
Enter 5 integers into array : 11 22 33 44 55
Elements of array in reverse order are :
Element 4 is : 55
Element 4 is : 44
Element 4 is : 33
Element 4 is : 22
Element 4 is : 11

Write a ‘C’ Program to compute the sum of all elements stored in an array using
pointers

Program:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main() {
int numArray[10];
int i, sum = 0;
int *ptr;

printf("\nEnter 10 elements : ");

for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)

scanf("%d", &numArray[i]);

ptr = numArray; /* a=&a[0] */

for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

sum = sum + *ptr;
ptr++;
}
printf("The sum of array elements : %d", sum);
}

Output:
Enter 10 elements: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
The sum of array elements is 155

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 FILES

1. C Program to print contents of file

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
FILE *fptr;

char filename[100], c;

printf("Enter the filename to open \n");

scanf("%s", filename);

// Open file
fptr = fopen(filename, "r");
if (fptr == NULL)
{
printf("Cannot open file \n");
exit(0);
}

// Read contents from file

c = fgetc(fptr);
while (c != EOF)
{
printf ("%c", c);
c = fgetc(fptr);
}
fclose(fptr);
return 0;
}
Output:

Enter the filename to open

a.txt
/*Contents of a.txt*/

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2. Write a C program to copy one file to another file & while doing so replace
all lower case character to their equivalent upper case character.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<ctype.h>
int main()
{
FILE *fp1, *fp2;
char ch;
fp1 = fopen("source.txt", "r");
if (fp1 == NULL)
{
puts("File does not exist..");
exit(1);
}
fp2 = fopen("target.txt", "w");
if (fp2 == NULL)
{
puts("File does not exist..");
fclose(fp1);
exit(1);
}
while((ch=fgetc(fp1))!=EOF)
{
ch = toupper(ch);
fputc(ch,fp2);
}
printf("\nFile successfully copied..");
return 0;
}
Output:

Content in source.txt file.

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42
Write a C program to count the number of times a character occurs in a text
file. The file name and the character are supplied as command line
arguments.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

void find_frequency(char [], int []);

int main()

{
char string[100];
int c, count[26] = {0};
printf("Input a string\n");
gets(string);
find_frequency(string, count);

printf("Character Count\n");
for (c = 0 ; c < 26 ; c++)
printf("%c \t %d\n", c + 'a', count[c]);
return 0;
}
void find_frequency(char s[], int count[]) {
int c = 0;
while (s[c] != '\0')
{
if (s[c] >= 'a' && s[c] <= 'z' )
count[s[c]-'a']++;
c++;
}
}
OUTPUT:
Input a String:
ABCDEF
A 1
B 1
C 1
D 1
E 1
F 1

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Write a C program to merge two files into a third file (i.e., the contents of the
first file followed by those of the second are put in the third file)
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
FILE *f1,*f2,*f3; char s[100];
f1=fopen("D:\file3.txt","r");
f2=fopen("D:\file4.txt","r");
f3=fopen("D:\file5.txt","w"); if(f1==NULL || f2==NULL || f3==NULL)
{
printf("error opening file"); exit(0);
}
while(fgets(s,99,f1)!=NULL)
fputs(s,f3);
while(fgets(s,99,f2)!=NULL)
fputs(s,f3);
fclose(f1);
fclose(f2);
fclose(f3);
}
OUTPUT:
Before After

file3.txt file4.txt file3.txt file4.txt file5.txt

PQRqrs
ABC t ABC PQR ABC
DEF STUuv DEF STU DEF
PQR
STU

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 STRINGS
1. Write a C program to convert a Roman numeral to its decimal equivalent.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
void main()
{
char rom[30];
int a[30], l, i, k, dec;
clrscr();
printf("Enter the roman number\n");
scanf("%s", &rom);
l =strlen(rom);
for(i = 0; i < l; i++)
{
switch (rom[i])
{
case 'I': a[i] = 1;
break;
case 'V': a[i] = 5;
break;
case 'X': a[i] = 10;
break;
case 'L': a[i] = 50;
break;
case 'C': a[i] = 100;
break;
case 'D': dec = dec + 500;
break;
case 'M': a[i] = 1000;
break;
default : printf("Invalid choice");
break;
}
}
k = a[l - 1];
for(i = l - 1; i > 0; i--)
{
if(a[i] > a[i - 1])

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 {
k = k - a[i - 1];
}
if(a[i] <= a[i - 1])
{
k = k + a[i - 1];
}
}
printf("decimal equivalent is %d", k);
getch();
}
Input & Output:
Enter the roman number
XIV
Decimal equivalent is 14

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2. Write a C program that converts a number ranging from 1 to 50 to Roman
equivalent
#include <stdio.h>
void predigit(char num1, char num2);
void postdigit(char c, int n);
char romanval[1000];
int i = 0;
int main()
{
int j;
long number;

printf("Enter the number: ");

scanf("%d", &number);
if (number <= 0)
{
printf("Invalid number");
return 0;
}
while (number != 0)
{
if (number >= 1000)
{
postdigit('M', number / 1000);
number = number - (number / 1000) * 1000;
}
else if (number >= 500)
{
if (number < (500 + 4 * 100))
{
postdigit('D', number / 500);
number = number - (number / 500) * 500;
}
else
{
predigit('C','M');
number = number - (1000-100);
}
}
else if (number >= 100)

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{
if (number < (100 + 3 * 100))
{
postdigit('C', number / 100);
number = number - (number / 100) * 100;
}
else
{
predigit('L', 'D');
number = number - (500 - 100);
}
}
else if (number >= 50 )
{
if (number < (50 + 4 * 10))
{
postdigit('L', number / 50);
number = number - (number / 50) * 50;
}
else
{
predigit('X','C');
number = number - (100-10);
}
}
else if (number >= 10)
{
if (number < (10 + 3 * 10))
{
postdigit('X', number / 10);
number = number - (number / 10) * 10;
}
else
{
predigit('X','L');
number = number - (50 - 10);
}
}
else if (number >= 5)
{

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 if (number < (5 + 4 * 1))
{
postdigit('V', number / 5);
number = number - (number / 5) * 5;
}
else
{
predigit('I', 'X');
number = number - (10 - 1);
}
}
else if (number >= 1)
{
if (number < 4)
{
postdigit('I', number / 1);
number = number - (number / 1) * 1;
}
else
{
predigit('I', 'V');
number = number - (5 - 1);
}
}
}
printf("Roman number is: ");
for(j = 0; j < i; j++)
printf("%c", romanval[j]);
return 0;
}

void predigit(char num1, char num2)

{
romanval[i++] = num1;
romanval[i++] = num2;
}

void postdigit(char c, int n)

{
int j;

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 for (j = 0; j < n; j++)
romanval[i++] = c;
}
Output:
Enter the number: 500
Roman number is be: D
i. Write a C program that uses functions to perform the following operations:

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 To insert a sub-string in to a given main string from a given position.
Program:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>

void insertStr(char m[100],char s[100],int pos);

int main()
{
char m[100],s[100]; int pos,n;
printf("\n enter main string for insertion:");
gets(m);
printf("\nenter sub string:");
gets(s);
printf("\nEnter position:");
scanf("%d",&pos);
insertStr(m,s,pos);
printf("\nMain string after insertion: %s",m);
getch();
return(0);
}
void insertStr(char m[100],char s[100],int pos)
{
int i,lm=strlen(m),ls=strlen(s);
for(i=lm;i>=pos;i--)
m[i+ls]=m[i];
for(i=0;i<ls;i++)
m[i+pos]=s[i];
}

OUTPUT:
enter main string for insertion:comer
enter sub string:put
Enter position:3
Main string after insertion: computer

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 To delete n Characters from a given position in a given string.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
void deleteStr(char m[100],int n,int pos);
int main()
{
char m[100],s[100]; int pos,n;
printf("\nEnter main string for deletion:");
gets(m);
printf("\nEnter no of characters to be deleted:");
scanf("%d",&n);
printf("\nEnter position:");
scanf("%d",&pos);
deleteStr(m,n,pos);
printf("\nmain string after deletion: %s",m);
getch();
return(0);
}
void deleteStr(char m[100],int n,int pos)
{
int i,Len=strlen(m); for(i=pos;i<=(Len+1-n );i++)
m[i]=m[i+n];
}

OUTPUT:
Enter main string for deletion: abcdef
Enter no of characters to be deleted:2
Enter position:3
main string after deletion: abcf

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 Write a C program to determine if the given string is a palindrome or
not (Spelled same in both directions with or without a meaning like
madam, civic, noon, abcba, etc.)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(){
char string1[20];
int i, length;
int flag = 0;

printf("Enter a string:");
scanf("%s", string1);

length = strlen(string1);

for(i=0;i < length ;i++){

if(string1[i] != string1[length-i-1]){
flag = 1;
break;
}
}

if (flag) {
printf("%s is not a palindrome", string1);
}
else {
printf("%s is a palindrome", string1);
}
return 0;
}

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Write a C program that displays the position or index in the string S where
the string T begins, or – 1 if S doesn’t contain T.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
char s[30], t[20];
char *found;
clrscr();
puts("Enter the first string: ");
gets(s);
puts("Enter the string to be searched: ");
gets(t);
found = strstr(s, t);
if(found)
{
printf("Second String is found in the First String at %d position.\n", found - s);
}
else
{
printf("-1");
}
getch();
}
Input & Output:
1. Enter the first string:
kali
Enter the string to be searched:
li
second string is found in the first string at 2 position
2. Enter the first string:
nagaraju
Enter the string to be searched:
raju
second string is found in the first string at 4 position
3. Enter the first string:
nagarjuna
Enter the string to be searched:
Ma -1

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Write a C program to count the lines, words and characters in a given text.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <string.h>
void main()
{
char str[100];
int i = 0, l = 0, f = 1;
clrscr();
puts("Enter any string\n");
gets(str);
for(i = 0; str[i] !='\0'; i++)
{
l = l + 1;
}
printf("The number of characters in the string are %d\n", l);
for(i = 0; i <= l-1; i++)
{
if(str[i] == ' ')
{
f = f + 1;
}
}
printf("The number of words in the string are %d", f);
getch();
}
Input & Output:

Enter any string

abc def ghi jkl mno pqr stu vwx yz
The number of characters in the string are 34
The number of words in the string are 9

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Miscellaneous:
a.) Write a menu driven C program that allows a user to enter n numbers and then choose
between finding the smallest, largest, sum, or average. The menu and all the choices are to be
functions. Use a switch statement to determine what action to take. Display an error message if
an invalid choice is entered.
PROGRAM:

b.) Write a C program to construct a pyramid of numbers as follows:

Program:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, j, rows;
printf("Enter number of rows: ");
scanf("%d",&rows);
for(i=1; i<=rows; ++i)
{
for(j=1; j<=i; ++j)
{
printf("* ");
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

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OUTPUT:
Enter number of rows: 5
*
**
***
****
*****
PROGRAM:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, j, rows;
printf("Enter number of rows: ");
scanf("%d",&rows);
for(i=1; i<=rows; ++i)
{
for(j=1; j<=i; ++j)
{
printf("%d ",j);
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}
OUTPUT:
Enter number of rows: 5
1
12
123
1234
12345

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PROGRAM:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int rows, i, j, number= 1;
printf("Enter number of rows: ");
scanf("%d",&rows);
for(i=1; i <= rows; i++)
{
for(j=1; j <= i; ++j)
{
printf("%d ", number);
++number;
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}
OUTPUT:
Enter number of rows: 4
1
23
456
7 8 9 10
PROGRAM:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int rows, i, j, number= 1;
printf("Enter number of rows: ");
scanf("%d",&rows);

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for(i=1; i <= rows; i++)
{
for(j=1; j <= i; ++j)
{
printf("%d ", number);
}
++number;
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}
OUTPUT:
Enter number of rows: 4
1
22
333
4444
PROGRAM:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, j, rows;
printf("Enter number of rows: ");
scanf("%d",&rows);
for(i=1; i<=rows; ++i)
{
for(j=1; j<=i; ++j)
{
printf("* ");
}
printf("\n");

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 }
for(i=rows-1; i>=1; --i)
{
for(j=1; j<=i; ++j)
{
printf("* ");
}
printf("\n");
}
OUTPUT:
Enter number of rows: 4
*
**
***
****
***
**
*
Sorting and Searching:
a.) Write a C program that uses non recursive function to search for a Key value in a given

b.) List of integers using linear search method.

PROGRAM:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int i, a[20], n, key, flag = 0;
clrscr();
printf(“Enter the size of an array \n”);
scanf(“%d”, &n);
printf(“Enter the array elements”);
for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
scanf(“%d”, &a[i]);

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 }
printf(“Enter the key elements”);
scanf(“%d”, &key);
for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
if(a[i] == key)
{
flag = 1;
break;
}
}
if(flag == 1)
printf(“The key elements is found at location %d”, i + 1);
else
printf(“The key element is not found in the array”);
getch();
}
Input & Output:
Enter the size of an array 6
Enter the array elements 50 10 5 200 20 1
Enter the key element 1
The key Element is found at location 6

c.) Sorted list of integers using binary search method.

#include <stdio.h>
int BinarySearching(int arr[], int max, int element)
{
int low = 0, high = max - 1, middle;
while(low <= high)
{
middle = (low + high) / 2;
if(element > arr[middle])
low = middle + 1;
else if(element < arr[middle])
high = middle - 1;
else
return middle;

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 }
return -1;
}
int main()
{
int count, element, limit, arr[50], position;
printf("Enter the Limit of Elements in Array:\t");
scanf("%d", &limit);
printf("Enter %d Elements in Array: \n", limit);
for(count = 0; count < limit; count++)
{
scanf("%d", &arr[count]);
}
printf("Enter Element To Search:\t");
scanf("%d", &element);
position = BinarySearching(arr, limit, element);
if(position == -1)
{
printf("Element %d Not Found\n", element);
}
else
{
printf("Element %d Found at Position %d\n", element, position + 1);
}
return 0;
}
OUTPUT:
Enter the Limit of Elements in Array: 5

Enter 5 Elements in Array:

57

62
93

25

57

76

Enter Element to Search: 76

Element 76 Found at Position 5

d.) Write a C program that implements the Bubble sort method to sort a given list of
integers in ascending order.
PROGRAM:
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int n, a[20], temp, i, j;
clrscr();
printf("Enter the size of the array\n");
scanf("%d", &n);
printf("Enter the array elements\n");
for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
scanf("%d", &a[i]);
}
for(i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
{
for(j = 0; j < n - 1; j++)
{
if(a[j] > a[j + 1])
{
temp = a[j];
a[j] = a[j + 1];
a[j + 1] = temp;
}
}
}
printf("The sorted array is\n");
for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
printf("%d\n", a[i]);
getch();
}

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Output:
Enter the size of the array: 5
Enter the array elements: 50 40 30 20 10
The sorted array is: 10 20 30 40 50
e.) Write a C program that implements the selection sort method to sort a given list of
integers in descending order.
PROGRAM:

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#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int n, a[20], min, temp, i, j;
clrscr();
printf("Enter the size of the array\n");
scanf("%d", &n);
printf("Enter the array elements\n");
for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
scanf("%d", &a[i]);
}
for(i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
{
min = i;
for(j = i + 1; j < n; j++)
{
if(a[j] > a[min])
min = j;
}
temp = a[i];
a[i] = a[min];
a[min] = temp;
}
printf("The sorted array is\n");
for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
printf("%d\n", a[i]);
getch();

Output:
Enter the size of the array: 7
Enter the array elements: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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The Sorted array is: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
f.) Write a C program that sorts the given array of integers using insertion sort in ascending
order .
PROGRAM:
# include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int n, array[1000], c, d, t;
printf("Enter number of elements\n");
scanf("%d", &n);
printf("Enter %d integers\n", n);
for (c = 0; c < n; c++)
{
scanf("%d", &array[c]);
}
for (c = 1 ; c <= n - 1; c++)
{
d = c;
while ( d > 0 && array[d-1] > array[d])
{
t = array[d];
array[d] = array[d-1];
array[d-1] = t;
d--;
}
}
printf("Sorted list in ascending order:\n");
for (c = 0; c <= n - 1; c++)
{
printf("%d\n", array[c]);
}

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 return 0;
}
OUTPUT:

g) Write a C program that sorts a given array of names

/** C program to read N names, store them in the form of an array
* and sort them in alphabetical order. Output the given names and
* the sorted names in two columns side by side. */
PROGRAM:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
void main()
{
char name[10][8], tname[10][8], temp[8];
int i, j, n;
printf("Enter the value of n \n");
scanf("%d", &n);

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 printf("Enter %d names n\n", n);
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
scanf("%s", name[i]);
strcpy(tname[i], name[i]);
}
for (i = 0; i < n - 1 ; i++)
{
for (j = i + 1; j < n; j++)
{
if (strcmp(name[i], name[j]) > 0)
{
strcpy(temp, name[i]);
strcpy(name[i], name[j]);
strcpy(name[j], temp);
}
}
}
printf("\n \n");
printf("Input NamestSorted names\n");
printf(" \n");
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
printf("%s\t\t%s\n", tname[i], name[i]);
}
printf(" \n");
}

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OUTPUT:
Enter the value of n

Enter 4 names n

apple

boy

zeebra

cat

Input NamestSorted names

apple apple

boy boy

zeebra cat

cat zeebra

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