In this shot, we will learn how to use the ratio_multiply()
function.
The ratio_multiply()
function is available in the <ratio>
header file in C++ and is used to multiply two ratios.
A ratio is a representation of a fraction in which the numerator and denominator are differentiated by the colon (:) symbol. The numerator and denominator can be of float
data type.
Let’s understand with the help of an example.
Suppose that the first ratio is 10 : 3 and the second ratio is 5 : 2.
The result of the ratio_multiply()
function for these two ratios is 25 : 3.
The ratios 10 : 3 and 5 : 2 can be represented as and in fractional form, respectively.
The multiplication = * = =
The ratio_multiply()
method takes the following parameters:
Ratio1
: A ratio
object for multiplication.Ratio2
: Another ratio
object to perform the multiplication with the first ratio
object.ratio_multiply()
returns the result of multiplication in the simplest form.
The function returns two constants:
num
: The simplified numerator of the ratio after the multiplication of the two ratios.den
: The simplified denominator of the ratio after the multiplication of the two ratios.Let’s have a look at the code.
#include <iostream>#include <ratio>using namespace std;int main(){typedef ratio<10, 3> ratio1;typedef ratio<5, 2> ratio2;typedef ratio_multiply< ratio1, ratio2 > sum;cout << "The ratio after multiplication is : ";cout << sum::num << "/" << sum::den;return 0;}
In lines 1 and 2, we import the required header files.
In line 5, we make a main()
function.
In lines 7 and 8, we declare two ratios.
In line 10, we use the ratio_multiply()
function to perform the multiplication between the two declared ratios.
In line 12, we display a message regarding the result.
In line 13, we display the numerator and denominator by accessing them through the multiplication variable, and display the result.
In this way, we can use the ratio_multiply()
function to multiply two ratios and get the multiplication in the simplest form.