CGS2423, Assignment 2

Due Thursday, February 14 at the start of class

• Hand in a printout of your .c file.
• Upload a copy of your .c file via the web: Submitting homework on-line via the Web
• Be sure to include the required header in your program: Creating the header to be included in all programs
• Follow the general program guidelines: Program Guidelines

Write a complete program using C that will meet the requirements of problem 1 on page 110 of the text.

• There are 180 degrees in PI radians.
• Degrees and minutes will be entered as integers. You will need to convert degrees and minutes to radians.
• When displaying the result, display it in a complete sentence that also indicates the original locations.
• In the output, only print 2 decimal places for the distance.
• In the formula, there is a reference to sin^-1. This refers to the arcsin function in trigonometry. This function is called asin in the math.h include file.

You might find this site useful for testing your program: http://www.vsv.slu.se/johnb/java/lat-long.htm. Actually, it is your program, but with a fancy interface.