// ************************************************************* // Distance.java // // Computes the distance between two points // ************************************************************* import java.util.Scanner; public class Distance { public static void main (String[] args) { double x1, y1, x2, y2; // coordinates of two points double distance; // distance between the points Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); // Read in the two points System.out.print ("Enter the coordinates of the first point " + "(put a space between them): "); x1 = scan.nextDouble(); y1 = scan.nextDouble(); System.out.print ("Enter the coordinates of the second point: "); x2 = scan.nextDouble(); y2 = scan.nextDouble(); // Compute the distance // Print out the answer distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x1-x2,2)+Math.pow(y1-y2,2)); System.out.println("Distance between them: "+distance); } }