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Compute the Area and Perimeter of the Rectangle in C++

Compute the Area and Perimeter of the Rectangle in C++

Example program in c++ that ask the user to input the length and width of a rectangle, the program will then compute and display the area and perimeter of the rectangle.
Codeblocks is used as the ide for this program. It is an open source, cross-platform ide.

Source code:

#include < iostream >

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int area, perimeter, length, width;

    cout <<"Please enter the length of rectangle: "<< endl;
    cin >> length;
    cout <<"Please enter the width of rectangle: "<< endl;
    cin >> width;

    area=length*width;
    perimeter = 2 * (length*width);

    cout << "The area is: " << area << endl;
    cout << "The perimeter is: " << perimeter << endl;
    return 0;
}