Python Programming Fundamentals — Question 24
Back to all questionsModify the above function to take a third parameter called shape type. Shape type should be either triangle or rectangle. Based on the shape, it should calculate the area. Formula used:
Area of a Rectangle = length * width.
def calculate_area(base, height, shape_type):
if shape_type == "triangle":
area = (1/2) * base * height
elif shape_type == "rectangle":
area = base * height
else:
area = None
print("Invalid shape type. Please specify either 'triangle' or 'rectangle'.")
return area
shape_type = input("Enter the shape type, triangle or rectangle: ")
base_value = int(input("Enter the base value: "))
height_value = int(input("Enter the height value: "))
area = calculate_area(base_value, height_value, shape_type)
print("Area of the", shape_type, "is ", area)Enter the shape type, triangle or rectangle: triangle
Enter the base value: 10
Enter the height value: 5
Area of the triangle is 25.0
Enter the shape type, triangle or rectangle: rectangle
Enter the base value: 8
Enter the height value: 9
Area of the rectangle is 72
def
calculate_area
(
base
,
height
,
shape_type
):
if
shape_type
==
"triangle"
:
area
=
(
1
/
2
)
*
base
*
height
elif
shape_type
==
"rectangle"
:
area
=
base
*
height
else
:
area
=
None
print
(
"Invalid shape type. Please specify either 'triangle' or 'rectangle'."
)
return
area
shape_type
=
input
(
"Enter the shape type, triangle or rectangle: "
)
base_value
=
int
(
input
(
"Enter the base value: "
))
height_value
=
int
(
input
(
"Enter the height value: "
))
area
=
calculate_area
(
base_value
,
height_value
,
shape_type
)
print
(
"Area of the"
,
shape_type
,
"is "
,
area
)
Output
Enter the shape type, triangle or rectangle: triangle
Enter the base value: 10
Enter the height value: 5
Area of the triangle is 25.0
Enter the shape type, triangle or rectangle: rectangle
Enter the base value: 8
Enter the height value: 9
Area of the rectangle is 72