This is the solution to the Pythagorean Theorem problem from Assignment 2 of the Stanford CS106A Introduction to Programming Methodology Class

PythagoreanTheoremSolution

/*
 * File: PythagoreanTheorem.java
 * Name: 
 * Section Leader: 
 * -----------------------------
 * This file is the starter file for the PythagoreanTheorem problem.
 */

import acm.program.*;

public class PythagoreanTheorem extends ConsoleProgram {
	public void run() {
		sayWelcomeMessage();
		askUserInput();
	}
	private void sayWelcomeMessage() {
		println( "Enter values to compute the Pythagorian theorem" );
	}
	private void askUserInput() {
		int a = readInt ("a:"); //asks user to enter an integer for a
		int b = readInt ("b:"); //asks user to enter an integer for b
		double x = (double)a; // converts variable "a" from an integer to a double 
		double c = Math.sqrt((x*x) + (b*b)); //calculates square root
		println("c:"+ c); //displays value as a double
	}
}