#!/usr/bin/perl $radius_times = 2; $radius_times_2 = 3.141592654; $radius_times_2 *= $radius_times; while (1) { print "enter the radius\n"; $user_radius = ; chomp($user_radius); if (defined($user_radius)) { $user_radius *= $radius_times_2; print "circumference is equal to $user_radius\n"; } else { print "no user input"; } }