JavaScript: Get the distance between two given points

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-243 with Solution

Distance Between Points

Write a JavaScript program to get the distance between two given points.

• Use Math.hypot() to calculate the Euclidean distance between two points.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
// Define a function 'distance' to calculate the Euclidean distance between two points in a 2D plane
const distance = (x0, y0, x1, y1) => Math.hypot(x1 - x0, y1 - y0);

// Test the 'distance' function with different pairs of points
console.log(distance(1, 1, 2, 3)); 
console.log(distance(-1, -1, 2, 3));

Output:

2.23606797749979
5

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-243-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript program that calculates the Euclidean distance between two points in a 2D plane.
• Write a JavaScript function that computes the distance between two coordinate pairs using the Pythagorean theorem.
• Write a JavaScript program that returns the Manhattan distance between two points for grid-based calculations.
• Write a JavaScript function that generalizes distance calculation to 3D points using the Euclidean formula.

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