Chapter 2, Problem 14SA

Explanation of Solution

Expression to add byte variable and short variable:

The resultant data type after adding the “byte” variable and “short” variable is “int”. This is better illustrated with the help of a program.

// Class declaration

public class CheckPoint {

// Main function

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Declare the required variables

short a = 32767;

byte b = 127;

int c = a + b;

// Display the output

System.out.println(c);

}

}

In the above program,

• The variable “a” of data type “short” is declared...