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Increase in horsepower Calculation based on 0-60 times
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#include <stdlib.h> | |
#include<iostream> | |
using namespace std; | |
/** | |
* Estimates the increase in horsepower of a car based on weight and a change in 0 to 60 times. | |
* | |
* @author Jimmy Goodsell | |
*/ | |
int main(){ | |
double w,t,e, hptheo, hptheo2, hpreal, hpreal2, eff, t2; | |
cout << "Please insert car weight (in lbs), 0-60 time (seconds), and horsepower" << endl; | |
cin >> w >> t >> hpreal; | |
w*=0.45359237; | |
e = .5*w*26.8224*26.8224; | |
hptheo = (e/t)/745.699872; | |
eff = (hptheo/hpreal); | |
cout << "The efficiency is: " << eff<< endl << "Now enter the new 0-60 time (in seconds)" << endl; | |
cin >> t2; | |
hptheo2 = (e/t2)/745.699872; | |
hpreal2 = hptheo2/eff; | |
cout << "The new horsepower of the car is: " << hpreal2 << " horsepower, a gain of " << hpreal2-hpreal << " horsepower" << endl; | |
return 0; | |
} |
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