Question

Write a static method called quadrant that takes as parameters a pair of real numbers representing an (x, y) point and that returns the quadrant number for that point. Recall that quadrants are numbered as integers from 1 to 4 with the upper-right quadrant numbered 1 and the subsequent quadrants numbered in a counter-clockwise fashion:

Answer 1

Full Question

Write a static method called quadrant that takes as parameters a pair of real numbers representing an (x, y) point and that returns the quadrant number for that point.

Recall that quadrants are numbered as integers from 1 to 4 with the upper-right quadrant numbered 1 and the subsequent quadrants numbered in a counter-clockwise fashion. Notice that the quadrant is determined by whether the x and y coordinates are positive or negative numbers. If a point falls on the x-axis or the y-axis, then the method should return 0.

Answer

public int quadrant(double x, double y) // Line 1

{

if(x > 0 && y > 0){ //Line 2

return 1;

}

if(x < 0 && y > 0){ // Line 3

return 2;

}

if(x < 0 && y < 0) {// Line 4

return 3;

}

if(x > 0 && y < 0) {// Line 5

return 4;

}

return 0;

}

Explanation:

Line 1 defines the static method.

The method is named quadrant and its of type integer.

Along with the method definition, two variables x and y of type double are also declared

Line 2 checks if x and y are greater than 0.

If yes then the program returns 1

Line 3 checks if x is less than 0 and y is greater than 0

If yes then the program returns 2

Line 4 checks if x and y are less than 0

If yes then the program returns 3

Line 5 checks is x is greater than 0 and y is less than 0

If yes then the program returns 4