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/* cube_abs.c		*/
/* Weiwei Chen 07/11/12	*/
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#include <stdio.h>
int absolute(int x);
int cube_abs(int x);
int dummy = 0;

int main(void)
{
	int a, absa3;
	printf("Please input an integer: ");
	scanf("%d", &a);
	absa3 = cube_abs(a);
	printf("The cube of the absoluate value of %d is %d.\n", a, absa3);
	return 0;
}

int cube_abs(int x)
{
	int res;
	res = absolute(x);
	return res * res * res;
}

int absolute(int x)
{
	return x > 0 ? x : -x;
}