Question

In the program listed above, the variables sum_neg and sum_pos are declared integers and serve a distinct purpose. Aside from being integer variables, what can we also call sum_neg and sum_pos?

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

The variables sum_neg and sum_pos cannot be categorized as true or false since they are integer variables, not Boolean values. The Pythagorean theorem can be used to calculate the length of a resultant vector from two vectors at right angles to each other.

Step-by-step explanation:

The variables sum_neg and sum_pos described in the question are integer variables used in a program to serve a specific function, most likely involving arithmetic calculations of sums negative and positive values respectively. While the question doesn't provide the context needed to categorize these variables as either true or false, in programming, variables represent a storage location in memory with a specific data type and they can hold different data values but are not defined by true or false themselves. Therefore, the answer to the question posed cannot be 'true' or 'false' because those are Boolean values relevant to conditions, not variable declarations.

Regarding the true or false statement about the Pythagorean theorem, the answer is true. The Pythagorean theorem can indeed be used to calculate the length of the resultant vector when two vectors that are at right angles to each other are added. This process commonly applies to two-dimensional vector addition in physics.