#What did I do wrong here and how can I fix the problem?

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twin mural
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#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
float area = 0.0f;
float length = 0.0f;

printf("What is the ellipse's area? ");
scanf("%f", &area);

printf("What is the length of one of the ellipse's axes? ");
scanf("%f", &length);

const float PI = 3.14159f;
float area_2 = PI * area * length;

printf("\nThe ellipse's other axis is: %.2f", area_2);

return 0;

}

Can someone tell me what I did wrong and how can I fix the problem?

mortal rampart
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You're misreading the instructions.

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exotic vapor
twin mural
exotic vapor
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look down

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look two lines below where it mentions pi

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the wording of this problem is kinda problematic though

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it asks for the other axis without specifying if it's the semi major axis or semi minor axis that it wants you to find

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but with the equation they provided it's clear they want the semi major axis bing_shrug

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actually it wouldn't matter but stillwithered

twin mural
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#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
float area = 0.0f;
float length = 0.0f;

printf("What is the ellipse's area\? ");
scanf("%f", &area);

printf("What is the length of one of the ellipse's axes\? ");
scanf("%f", &length);

const float PI = 3.14159f;
float a = area / (PI * length);

printf("\nThe ellipse's other axis is: %.2f", a);

return 0;

}

twin mural
mortal rampart
exotic vapor
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problematic at first glance*

twin mural
mortal rampart
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So read it again

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