public static long[] simp (long [] a) {
long c = a[0];
long d = a[1];
if ( a[0]<0 ) {
a[0] = -1*a[0];
}
if (a[1]>a[0]) {
long v = a[0];
a[0]=a[1];
a[1]=v;
}
while (a[1] > 0) {
long t = a[0];
a[0] = a[1];
a[1] = t%a[1];
System.out.println(a[0]+"/"+a[1]);
}
a[0] = c/a[0];
a[1] = d/a[0];
System.out.println(a[0]+"/"+a[1]);
return a;
}
I followed the steps of Euclid's algorithm but I was stunned when a divide by zero problem appeared. I don't know how it can happen.
The problem is with the below two lines.
First statement will make a[0] as 0 since c is 0. Next statement will be 1/0.