//CIS 610-251: Data Structures and Algo
//Assignment # 3 Question # 1
//Due: Oct 7,1999


#include<iostream.h>

main()
{
	
	unsigned a,b,i,j,ans=0;
//input values for a, b	
	cout << "\nEnter the value for a :" ;
	cin >> a;
	cout << "\nEnter the value for b :";
	cin >> b;

// assign values to loop variable and the answer.
	i=(a>b)? b: a;
	ans=j=(a>b)? a: b;
	
//if any input zero ans=0	
	if (!a || !b) ans=0;

	
//calculate ans using addition	
	for(;i>1;i--) ans+=j;
	cout << "\na * b = " << ans << '\n';

}