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# function to calculate the volume of a sphere
function sphere_vol(r)
    # julia allows Unicode names (in UTF-8 encoding)
    # so either "pi" or the symbol π can be used
    return 4/3*pi*r^3
end

# functions can also be defined more succinctly
quadratic(a, sqr_term, b) = (-b + sqr_term) / 2a

# calculates x for 0 = a*x^2+b*x+c, arguments types can be defined in function definitions
function quadratic2(a::Float64, b::Float64, c::Float64)
    # unlike other languages 2a is equivalent to 2*a
    # a^2 is used instead of a**2 or pow(a,2)
    sqr_term = sqrt(b^2-4a*c)
    r1 = quadratic(a, sqr_term, b)
    r2 = quadratic(a, -sqr_term, b)
    # multiple values can be returned from a function using tuples
    # if the return keyword is omitted, the last term is returned
    r1, r2
end
