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Distance between points
Write a program that readsin two points (x1,y1)
and (x2,y2) and prints out the distance between
the two points. Write and use a function
distance(x1,y1,x2,y2) to help you do this.
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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
double distance(double,double,double,double);
int main()
{
// Get coordinates
char c;
double x1, y1, x2, y2;
cout << "Enter point 1: ";
cin >> c >> x1 >> c >> y1 >> c;
cout << "Enter point 2: ";
cin >> c >> x2 >> c >> y2 >> c;
// Write distance
cout << "The distance between the points is "
<< distance(x1,y1,x2,y2) << endl;
return 0;
}
/***********************************
** distance between two points
***********************************/
double distance(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2)
{
double X = x1 - x2, Y = y1 - y2;
return sqrt(X*X + Y*Y);
}