Not sure why the Fortran code is that much simpler, I mean if you don't want to futz around with the IO stuff, C++ can be lot more straightforward. #include

Not sure why the Fortran code is that much simpler, I mean if you don't want to futz around with the IO stuff, C++ can be lot more straightforward. #include <iostream> int main(void) { float height, dist; std::cout << "Height above sea level(m): "; std::cin >> height; dist = sqrt(2*6367.45*(height/1000.0)); std::cout << "Distance to Horizon " << dist << " km\n"; return 0; }