Write a program that contains user defined functions to calculate area, perimeter or surface area whichever is applicable for various shapes like square, rectangle, triangle, circle and cylinder. The user defined functions should accept the values for calculation as parameters and the calculated value should be returned. Import the module and use the appropriate functions.
Step 1: Create the module file (shapes_module.py)
python
shapes_module.py
"""This module contains functions to calculate area, perimeter or surface area for various shapes."""
import math
Function for Square
def square(side): area = side * side perimeter = 4 * side return area, perimeter
Function for Rectangle
def rectangle(length, breadth): area = length * breadth perimeter = 2 * (length + breadth) return area, perimeter
Function for Triangle
def triangle(base, height, side1, side2, side3): area = 0.5 * base * height perimeter = side1 + side2 + side3 return area, perimeter
Function for Circle
def circle(radius): area = math.pi * radius * radius perimeter = 2 * math.pi * radius return area, perimeter
Function for Cylinder
def cylinder(radius, height): surface_area = 2 * math.pi * radius * (radius + height) return surface_area
Step 2: Import the module and use functions
python
Main program
import shapes_module as sm
Calculate for Square
s = float(input("Enter side of square: ")) area_sq, peri_sq = sm.square(s) print("Square Area:", area_sq, "Perimeter:", peri_sq)
Calculate for Rectangle
l = float(input("Enter length: ")) b = float(input("Enter breadth: ")) area_rec, peri_rec = sm.rectangle(l, b) print("Rectangle Area:", area_rec, "Perimeter:", peri_rec)
Calculate for Circle
r = float(input("Enter radius of circle: ")) area_cir, peri_cir = sm.circle(r) print("Circle Area:", area_cir, "Perimeter:", peri_cir)
Calculate for Cylinder
r = float(input("Enter radius of cylinder: ")) h = float(input("Enter height of cylinder: ")) sa_cyl = sm.cylinder(r, h) print("Cylinder Surface Area:", sa_cyl)
Explanation
This answer follows the textbook pattern shown in Program 7-16 for creating user-defined modules. The module contains user-defined functions that accept parameters and return calculated values using tuples (as demonstrated in Program 7-12). Each function is designed for a specific shape, calculating area and perimeter where applicable, or surface area for the cylinder. The main program imports the module and calls appropriate functions with user input values.
Solution Steps
Step 1: Create a module file with docstring describing its purpose
Step 2: Define functions for each shape accepting parameters
Step 3: Calculate area, perimeter or surface area within functions
Step 4: Return calculated values using tuples for multiple values
Step 5: Save the module file
Step 6: Import the module in main program
Step 7: Call appropriate functions with parameters and display results