C Exercises: The smallest absolute difference between X and 2 integers

C Basic-II: Exercise-7 with Solution

Write a C program that accepts three integers A, B, X. Out of the integers between A and B (inclusive) find the smallest absolute value of difference from X.

Sample Date:

Input A, B: 7, 11
C: 20
Smallest absolute value of difference between X and integers between A and B (inclusive): 11
Input A, B: 1, 5
C: 4
Smallest absolute value of difference between X and integers between A and B (inclusive): 4

C Code:

#include <stdio.h>
	
	int main()
	{
	   int A, B, X;
	   printf("Input A: ");
	   scanf("%d", &A);
	   printf("Input B: ");
	   scanf("%d", &B);
	   printf("\nInput X: ");
	   scanf("%d", &X);
	  
	   printf("Smallest absolute value of difference between X and integers between A and B (inclusive):\n");
	  
	   if (X < A){
	       printf("%d\n", A);
	   }
	   else if (X > B){
	       printf("%d\n", B);
	   }
	   else {
	       printf("%d\n", X);
	   }
	  
	   return 0;
	}

Sample Output:

Input A: 7
Input B: 11

Input X: 20
Smallest absolute value of difference between X and integers between A and B (in
clusive):
11

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