Question-2

Consider the following Python program:

sum_value = 0.0
j = 1.0
i = 2.0

while i / j > 0.0625:
    j = j + j
    sum_value = sum_value + i / j
    print(sum_value)

The number of times the variable sum_value will be printed when the above program is executed is ________

NoteAnswer

\(5\)

NoteSolution

The variable sum_value will be printed 5 times when the program is executed. This is because the program uses a while loop, and the condition i / j > 0.0625 is checked in each iteration. The loop continues until this condition becomes false. Analyzing the values of i and j in each iteration, we can see that it is printed in the first 5 iterations:

1. j = 1.0, i/j = 2.0/1.0 > 0.0625 (True, Printed)
2. j = 2.0, i/j = 2.0/2.0 > 0.0625 (True, Printed)
3. j = 4.0, i/j = 2.0/4.0 > 0.0625 (True, Printed)
4. j = 8.0, i/j = 2.0/8.0 > 0.0625 (True, Printed)
5. j = 16.0, i/j = 2.0/16.0 > 0.0625 (True, Printed)