{"id":4674,"date":"2021-11-11T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/?p=4674"},"modified":"2021-11-11T20:52:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T15:22:53","slug":"c-program-to-calculate-distance-between-two-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-distance-between-two-points\/","title":{"rendered":"C Program to Calculate Distance Between Two Points"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this post, we will learn<strong> how to calculate the distance between two points using the C<\/strong> Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Distance between two points is the length of the line segment that connects the two given points. The formula for the distance d, between two points whose coordinates are <strong>(x1, y1)<\/strong> and <strong>(x2, y2)<\/strong> is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D = [(x2 &#8211; x1) &#8211; (y2 &#8211; y1)]<\/strong><sup><strong>\u00bd<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will be using the above formula in our program to calculate the distance between two points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, without further ado, let\u2019s begin this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662dc95e3d74f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><label class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/label>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662dc95e3d74f\" checked \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-distance-between-two-points\/#C_Program_to_Calculate_Distance_Between_Two_Points\" title=\"C Program to Calculate Distance Between Two Points\">C Program to Calculate Distance Between Two Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-distance-between-two-points\/#How_Does_This_Program_Work\" title=\"How Does This Program Work ?\">How Does This Program Work ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-distance-between-two-points\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"C_Program_to_Calculate_Distance_Between_Two_Points\"><\/span><strong>C Program to Calculate Distance Between Two Points<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">\/\/ C Program to Calculate Distance Between Two Points\n#include &lt;stdio.h>\n#include &lt;math.h>\nint main(){\n    int num1, num2, x1, x2, y1, y2;\n    float distance;\n    \n    \/\/ Asking for input\n    printf(\"Enter the X and Y Coordinates of First Point: \");\n    scanf(\"%d %d\", &amp;x1, &amp;y1);\n    printf(\"Enter the X and Y Coordinates of Second Point: \");\n    scanf(\"%d %d\", &amp;x2, &amp;y2);\n    \n    \/\/ Calculating the distance\n    num1 = x2 - x1;\n    num2 = y2 - y1;\n    distance = sqrt((num1 * num1) + (num2 * num2));\n    \n    \/\/ Displaying output\n    printf(\"Distance: %.2f\", distance);\n    return 0;\n}\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Enter the X and Y Coordinates of First Point: 4 7\r\nEnter the X and Y Coordinates of Second Point: 2 12\r\nDistance: 5.39\r<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_This_Program_Work\"><\/span><strong>How Does This Program Work ?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    int num1, num2, x1, x2, y1, y2;\n    float distance;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In this program, we have declared some<strong> int<\/strong> and <strong>float data type <\/strong>variables which will store the coordinates of the points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Asking for input\n    printf(\"Enter the X and Y Coordinates of First Point: \");\n    scanf(\"%d %d\", &amp;x1, &amp;y1);\n    printf(\"Enter the X and Y Coordinates of Second Point: \");\n    scanf(\"%d %d\", &amp;x2, &amp;y2);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, the user is asked to enter the value of the coordinates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Calculating the distance\n    num1 = x2 - x1;\n    num2 = y2 - y1;\n    distance = sqrt((num1 * num1) + (num2 * num2));\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we calculate the distance between two points using the formula:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D = [(x2 &#8211; x<strong>1) &#8211; (y2 &#8211; y1)]<sup>\u00bd<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Displaying output\n    printf(\"Distance: %.2f\", distance);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the result is printed using the<strong> printf()<\/strong> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope after going through this post, you understand <strong>how to calculate the distance between two points using C<\/strong> Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any doubt regarding the program, feel free to contact us in the comment section. 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