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[analog shadow]

Question: a and b are read from input as floating-point values, representing the base and height of a triangle. Compute the triangle's area as (a*b)/2. Use f-string's = sign feature within the provided curly brackets as the replacement field to output both the expression and result.

Invalid Code: a = float(input())
b = float(input())
print(f'{a*b/2}')

Helping: I need to put a string that says (a*b)/2= within print(f'{}) without deleting it.

[green ivy]

@analog shadow

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[severe skiff]

Do you know how to use an f-string?

[analog shadow]

Well I know how to replace variables inside of them with the {} function

But not really

[severe skiff]

!code block will help make sure that the * doesn't turn your code into italics

[green ivy]

Formatting code on Discord

Here's how to format Python code on Discord:

```py
print('Hello world!')
```

These are backticks, not quotes. Check this out if you can't find the backtick key.

For long code samples, you can use our pastebin.

[severe skiff]

In f-string, you can display both the expression and the value with a =

!e

name = "Bob"
print(f"{name=}")

[green ivy]

:white_check_mark: Your 3.12 eval job has completed with return code 0.

name='Bob'

[analog shadow]

Im still confused

How do I write it in my code

[severe skiff]

Do you understand what an expression is?

[analog shadow]

Is it text within a f string?

[severe skiff]

expression is whatever formula it is

[analog shadow]

Oh

[severe skiff]

1 + 1 is an expression

a + b is an expression

The value is after the =

[analog shadow]

I see

@severe skiff print(f'{a*b/2=}') I still cant manage to print both the value and expression.

[severe skiff]

Did you try it?

[analog shadow]

Wow your right

[green ivy]

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