Programming Assignment 3
Due: Tuesday November 2, 2004 11:59 pm

You must do the programming assignment by yourself. You are permitted to get help ONLY from the TAs and the instructor. The file you submit should be an assembly language file called triangle.asm. This is the only file you need to submit. Submission instructions are posted on the class website in the Software and Documentation section. If you are having trouble submitting, please email Danny (lynch@ece.utexas.edu) or Linda (bigelow@ece.utexas.edu).

Triangles

In this assignment, you are asked to write a program in LC-3 assembly language to determine the properties of a triangle.
Given the lengths of the three sides of the triangle you must first determine if it is possible to form a triangle with sides of these lengths.

If it is possible to form a triangle then you need to classify the triangle as follows:

• Is it an equilateral, isosceles, or scalene triangle (see below for definitions)?
  
• Is it an acute, obtuse, or right triangle (see below for definitions)?

Otherwise the program should behave as follows:

1. First the program should determine which type of triangle it is

   1. An equilateral triangle has sides that are all of equal length (for example 5, 5, and 5). In this case the program should store the number #1 in memory location x3103 and output:
      Equilateral

   2. An isosceles triangle has two sides that are equal in length (for example 5, 5, and 4). In this case the program should store the number #2 in memory location x3103 and output:
      Isosceles

   3. A scalene triangle has no sides that are the same length (for example 5, 4, and 3). In this case the program should store the number #3 in memory location x3103 and output:
      Scalene

2. Then the program should do the following
   In the equations below c is the longest side of the triangle:
   
   1. The triangle is a right triangle if a² + b² = c² (for example 3, 4, 5). In this case the program should store the number #1 in memory location x3104 and output:
      Right

   2. The triangle is an obtuse triangle if a² + b² < c² (for example 2, 6, 7). In this case the program should store the number #2 in memory location x3104 and output:
      Obtuse

   3. The triangle is an acute triangle if a² + b² > c² (for example 6, 6, 7). In this case the program should store the number #3 in memory location x3104 and output:
      Acute

   
   
   

Example 1:

If we have the following values in the following memory locations:

Location	Contents (in hex)
x3100	x0001
x3101	x0005
x3102	x0004

The output should be:

Not a triangle

And the following memory locations should be:

Location	Contents (in hex)
x3103	x0000
x3104	x0000

Example 2:

If we have the following values in the following memory locations:

Location	Contents (in hex)
x3100	x0003
x3101	x0005
x3102	x0004

The output should be:

Scalene
Right

And the following memory locations should be:

Location	Contents (in hex)
x3103	x0003
x3104	x0001

Hint 1: You can use the .STRINGZ pseudo-op to store strings in your program.

Hint 2: The ASCII code x0A causes the cursor to move to the next line.
 

Notes and Suggestions:

• If you are using a Windows machine, use the LC3Edit program to type in your programs. On Sun and Linux workstations, pico, emacs, and vi are several of the text editors you can use. Your program file needs to be in plain text format. Please ask any TA if you have any questions.
• Look in the Software and Documentation section for more help on how to use the simulator.