#include // Include the library for input/output operations int main() { // Optional: Lines to potentially speed up input/output operations. // Not strictly necessary for this simple problem, but good practice. std::ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false); std::cin.tie(NULL); int a, b; // Declare two integer variables to store the input numbers // Read the two integers from the standard input // It expects them to be separated by whitespace (like a space or newline) std::cin >> a >> b; // Calculate the sum of a and b, and print the result // std::cout sends output to the standard output // std::endl adds a newline character and flushes the output buffer std::cout << a + b << std::endl; // Return 0 to indicate that the program executed successfully return 0; }