BMI Calculator Class in Java: Explanation & Practice

Create a class to calculate BMI

Problem summary

Create a Person class that calculates BMI from height and weight.

Starter code

// Create Person class with:
// - double weight (kg), double height (m)
// - double getBMI() returns weight / (height * height)
// - String getCategory() based on BMI

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Test case 1: weight=70, height=1.75
        // Print: BMI: <value>, Category: <category>
        // Categories: <18.5 Underweight, 18.5-24.9 Normal, 25-29.9 Overweight, 30+ Obese
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

70kg, 1.75m
```
BMI: 22.86, Category: Normal
```
55kg, 1.77m
```
BMI: 17.58, Category: Underweight
```
100kg, 1.77m
```
BMI: 32.00, Category: Obese
```

Hints

BMI = weight / (height * height)
Use if-else for categories
Format BMI to 2 decimal places

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