7. Write a simple C++ program that performs addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, base-10 logarithm, and factorial operations. The program should start with a menu letting the user to choose one of the eight operations the user wants to perform. A sample menu is given below (hint: use loop to calculate more than once, use functions):
Enter:
+ for the addition operation
- for the subtraction operation
* for the multiplication operation
/ for the division operation
^ for the exponentiation operation
l for the base-10 logarithm operation
! for the factorial operation and
q to quit.
-->
After an operation is chosen, the program will ask the user to input operands (hint: there will be only one operand for logarithm and factorial operations). The result should be displaced in the form of a formula, e.g. 2^2=4, log(10) = 1, 4!=24.

Here's what I have so far. I can't enter anything into the program...it's just saying 'press any key to continue'.

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>

using namespace std;

void addition();
void subtraction();
void multiplication();
void division();
void exponentation();
void logarithm();
void factorial();
int factorial(int num);

char character;


int main()
{
cout << "Enter:" << endl;
cout << "+ for the addition operation" << endl;
cout << "- for the subtraction operation" << endl;
cout << "* for the multiplication operation" << endl;
cout << "/ for the division operation" << endl;
cout << "^ for the exponentiation operation" << endl;
cout << "l for the base-10 logarithm operation" << endl;
cout << "! for the factorial operation and" << endl;
cout << "q to quit." << endl;

switch (character)
{
case '+' : addition();
break;
case '-' : subtraction();
break;
case '*' : multiplication();
break;
case '/' : division();
break;
case '^' : exponentation();
break;
case 'l' : logarithm();
break;
case '!' : factorial();
break;
case 'q' : return 0;
}

}

void addition()
{
int number1;
int number2;
int sum;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

sum = number1 + number2;

cout << "The sum of the two numbers is " << sum << "." << endl;
}

void subtraction()
{
int number1;
int number2;
int difference;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

difference = number1 - number2;

cout << "The difference of the two numbers is " << difference << "." << endl;
}

void multiplication()
{
int number1;
int number2;
int product;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

product = number1 * number2;

cout << "The product of the two numbers is " << product << "." << endl;
}

void division()
{
int number1;
int number2;
int quotient;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

quotient = number1 / number2;

cout << "The quotient of the two numbers is " << quotient << "." << endl;
}

void exponentation()
{
int number1;
int number2;
int exponent;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

exponent = number1 ^ number2;

cout << "The exponent of " << number1 << "^" << number2 << " is " << exponent << "." << endl;
}

void logarithm()
{
float number;
float logarithm;

cout << "Please input a float number:" << endl;
cin >> number;

logarithm = log10(number);

cout << "The logarithm of log10(" << number << ") is " << logarithm << "." << endl;
}

void factorial()
{
int num1, factor;
cout << "Please enter a number to do the Factorial." << endl;
cin >> num1;
factor = factorial(num1);
cout << num1 << " ! =" << factor << endl;
}

int factorial(int num)
{
int i;
int result = 1;
for ( i = 1; i <= num; ++i)
{
result = result *=i;
}

return result;
}

Ummm..... there's no input statement before your switch. It's completely bypassing it because there's no value in character.

Main needs to cin

std::cout << "please  enter operator" << std::endl;
std::cin >> character;

before

switch (character)
{
case '+' : addition();

Thanks very much..not sure how I missed that. The only problem I'm having now is the base-10 logarithm and the factorial. Not sure how to make these calculate properly. Thoughts?

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>

using namespace std;

void addition();
void subtraction();
void multiplication();
void division();
void exponentation();
void logarithm();
void factorial();
int factorial(int num);

char character;

int main()
{
cout << "Enter:" << endl;
cout << "+ for the addition operation" << endl;
cout << "- for the subtraction operation" << endl;
cout << "* for the multiplication operation" << endl;
cout << "/ for the division operation" << endl;
cout << "^ for the exponentiation operation" << endl;
cout << "l for the base-10 logarithm operation" << endl;
cout << "! for the factorial operation and" << endl;
cout << "q to quit." << endl;

cout << "Please  enter operator" << endl;
cin >> character;

switch (character)
{
case '+' : addition();
break;
case '-' : subtraction();
break;
case '*' : multiplication();
break;
case '/' : division();
break;
case '^' : exponentation();
break;
case 'l' : logarithm();
break;
case '!' : factorial();
break;
case 'q' : return 0;
}

}

void addition()
{
int number1;
int number2;
int sum;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

sum = number1 + number2;

cout << "The sum of the two numbers is " << sum << "." << endl;
}

void subtraction()
{
int number1;
int number2;
int difference;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

difference = number1 - number2;

cout << "The difference of the two numbers is " << difference << "." << endl;
}

void multiplication()
{
int number1;
int number2;
int product;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

product = number1 * number2;

cout << "The product of the two numbers is " << product << "." << endl;
}

void division()
{
int number1;
int number2;
int quotient;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

quotient = number1 / number2;

cout << "The quotient of the two numbers is " << quotient << "." << endl;
}

void exponentation()
{
float number1;
float number2;
int exponent;

cout << "Please input two integer numbers:" << endl;
cin >> number1;
cin >> number2;

exponent = pow(number1, number2);

cout << "The exponent of the two numbers is " << exponent << "." << endl;
}

void logarithm()
{
double number;
int logarithm;

cout << "Please input a float number:" << endl;
cin >> number;

logarithm = log10(number);

cout << "The logarithm of log10(" << number << ") is " << logarithm << "." << endl;
}

void factorial()
{
int num1, factor;
cout << "Please enter a number to do the Factorial." << endl;
cin >> num1;
factor = factorial(num1);
cout << num1 << " ! =" << factor << endl;
}

int factorial(int num)
{
int i;
int result = 1;
for ( i = 1; i <= num; ++i)
{
result = result *=i;
}

return result;
}

Line 156

result = result *=i;

too many =

result *= i;

although I'm not sure that this would not run ok as it was.

There is nothing obviously wrong, although your choice of variable names may conflict with cmath what happens when you run them at the moment:

say;
log 1000 = ?
and
factorial 5 = ?

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