# Title: Calculate perimeter of a paddock
# Author: Hailey Lau
# Date: 26 may 2025
# Version: Version 1 
# Purpose: calculate the perimeter of a paddock and display the price



print('Welcome to the fence calculator program')
print('To use this program you will enter the length and width of a paddock and the price to put a fence around it...lets begin')

repeat = ""

while repeat =="":
    
    #collect input: length, width, & cost
    length = float(input('What is the length? '))
    width = float(input('What is the width? '))
    price = float(input('What is the price per meter? '))

    #formulas
    # Rectangle: perimeter = 2 x (length + width)
    # or perimeter = 2 x length + 2 x width
    # Square: perimeter = 4 x length

    shape = input('sqaure or rectangle?')
    if shape == 'square':
        perimeter = length * 4
    elif shape == 'rectangle':
        perimeter = 2 * (width + length)

    # display results   
    print(f'The perimeter of the paddock is {perimeter} meters')

    # calculate the total cost
    cost = perimeter * price
    print(f'The total cost to put a fence around the paddock is ${cost}')

    repeat = input(" To repeat the program press any key to end it")

print('The program has ended')