;; ex 2.2. Straightforward ;; Point (define (make-point x y) (cons x y)) (define (x-point p) (car p)) (define (y-point p) (cdr p)) (define (print-point p) (newline) (display "(") (display (x-point p)) (display ",") (display (y-point p)) (display ")")) ;; Segment (define (make-segment start-point end-point) (cons start-point end-point)) (define (start-segment segment) (car segment)) (define (end-segment segment) (cdr segment)) (define (midpoint-segment segment) (define (average a b) (/ (+ a b) 2.0)) (let ((a (start-segment segment)) (b (end-segment segment))) (make-point (average (x-point a) (x-point b)) (average (y-point a) (y-point b))))) ;; Testing (define seg (make-segment (make-point 2 3) (make-point 10 15))) (print-point (midpoint-segment seg))
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Straightforward. Coming from Java/Ruby/C++, I can't say I care for the data being shoved arbitrarily into a list, but I guess that's why the layered approach and strict enforcement of using accessors like x-point is necessary.