ya i could use some help. everything is compiled but it doesnt run like its suppose to. I get a long list of 1.#INF. it doesnt even let me exit like its suppose to.

//Lab 10 Problem 1
#include<iostream>
#include<cmath>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
//variables defined here
float x, y, stop, start;
char exit_variable;

//data input section
cout << "Enter in the value for x " << x << "\n";
cout << "Enter in the value for y " << y << "\n";
cout << "Enter in the value that you want x to start at " << start << "\n";
cout << "Enter in the value that you want x to stop at " << stop << "\n";

//math stuff
y = (pow(x,3) - 2 * x + 10);

//Do loop
x = start;
do
{
cout << " The answer to the equation is " << y << "\n";
x=x+1;
}

//While loop
while (x = stop);
cout << "The x value has reached the stopping point \n" ;

//data output section
cout << "Press the letter e to exit ";
cin >> exit_variable;
//thats the end
}

Hello bueno77,

if you are writing in c++ try writing your script like this,

int main ()

int , ;
char ;

do {
cout<<
cin>>

//and main function//
}
while ( a != b)
}

Newb1001
p.s. I'm no expert. It took me 3 do-while loops, one if-else and 2 switch-case scripts to program a calculator capable of doing exponents and basic arithmatic. Some compilers wont recognise 'exit (0)' or 'exit (1)' depending but ' return 0;' will work.

if the code you've submitted is what you're using, then you're using uninitialized data in x, y, start, and stop.

while(x = stop); this isn't what you'd want; your comparison will be something like != (not equal to), == (equal to), >= (greater / equal to), or <= (less than equal to).

y looks like it should be computed within the do-while if you're incrementing x.

what is your program supposed to do?