I need some help. I have to create a function that will calculate the distance between points (x1,y1) and (x2, y2). All numbers are of type double. I keep getting incorrect output. I am usinge visual studio and C language. Here is my code.
#include <stdio.h> #include <math.h> double calculate_distance (double x1,double y1,double x2 ,double y2) { double distance; double distance_x = x1-x2; double distance_y = y1- y2; distance = sqrt( (distance_x * distance_x) + (distance_y * distance_y)); return distance; } int main () { double x1; double x2; double y1; double y2; printf ("Let me help you find the distance between two points (x1,y1) and (x2, y2)."); printf ("\n\nEnter coordinate for x1:"); scanf ("%f", &x1); printf ("\nEnter coordinate for y1:"); scanf ("%f", &y1); printf ("\nEnter coordinate for x2:"); scanf ("%f", &x2); printf ("\nEnter coordinate for y2:"); scanf ("%f", &y2); printf ("The distance between (%f,%f) and (%f,%f) is %.2f\n\n", x1,y1,x2,y2, calculate_distance(x1,y1,x2,y2)); return 0; }