multiplying multiple/dividing variables in function giving 0

[yulz]

hi im having problems with the return variable of a function returning zero instead of the actual result any ideas?


int keneticEnergy(int num1,int num2){
int KE;
KE=1/2*num1*(num2*num2);
return KE;
}


when i try to display keneticEnergy() on the main function it appears as "0"

[kbw]

1/2 is zero.

[hamsterman]

1/2*10 is zero
1*10/2 is 5
You should probably be using floats here though.

[kfmfe04]

+1 hamsterman

Not only that, but spell correctly and use meaningful variable names when possible:

float kineticEnergy( float mass, float velocity )
{
  return 0.5 * mass * velocity * velocity;
}

The reader of the code (which may be you in the future), will appreciate it, especially when things get more complicated.