Volume difference of cuboids in JavaScript

We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in two arrays, specifying the lengths, widths, and heights of two cuboids.

Our function should calculate the volume of both cuboids and return their absolute difference.

Formula

The volume of a cuboid is calculated as:

Volume = length × width × height

Example

Following is the code:

const h1 = 10;
const w1 = 12;
const l1 = 15;
const h2 = 12;
const w2 = 15;
const l2 = 9;

const findVolumeDifference = (l1, w1, h1, l2, w2, h2) => {
    const v1 = l1 * w1 * h1;
    const v2 = l2 * w2 * h2;
    const diff = Math.abs(v1 - v2);
    return diff;
};

console.log("Cuboid 1 volume:", l1 * w1 * h1);
console.log("Cuboid 2 volume:", l2 * w2 * h2);
console.log("Volume difference:", findVolumeDifference(l1, w1, h1, l2, w2, h2));

Output

Cuboid 1 volume: 1800
Cuboid 2 volume: 1620
Volume difference: 180

Using Arrays as Parameters

As mentioned in the problem statement, we can also accept arrays containing the dimensions:

const cuboid1 = [15, 12, 10]; // [length, width, height]
const cuboid2 = [9, 15, 12];

const findVolumeDifferenceFromArrays = (cuboid1, cuboid2) => {
    const v1 = cuboid1[0] * cuboid1[1] * cuboid1[2];
    const v2 = cuboid2[0] * cuboid2[1] * cuboid2[2];
    return Math.abs(v1 - v2);
};

console.log("Volume difference:", findVolumeDifferenceFromArrays(cuboid1, cuboid2));

Output

Volume difference: 180

Key Points

• Volume of cuboid = length × width × height
• Use Math.abs() to get absolute difference
• Parameters can be passed individually or as arrays
• Order of dimensions doesn't affect the volume calculation

Conclusion

This function efficiently calculates the volume difference between two cuboids using the basic volume formula and JavaScript's Math.abs() method for absolute difference.