Thread: Distance between 2 points

So I've been given a practice test for one of my CSC courses that is asking me this:

Provide the definition for the Java class Point so that it supports
the three Java statements that appear below. Your Point class may not extend any
other Java class. Recall that the distance between two points (x1,y1)and (x2,y2)is given by
sqrt((x1−x2)2+(y1−y2)2)

Point p1 = new Point(3,4);
Point p2 = new Point(16,-6);
double distance = p1.distanceTo(p2);

//Complete the Point class below
public class Point {

My problem is I'm having trouble figuring out how to set up the equation. here's my code so far:

public class Point {
	Point p1, p2;
	int x, y;
 
	public Point(int a, int b) {
		this.x = a;
		this.y = b;
	}
 
	public int getX() {
		return x;
	}
 
	public int getY() {
		return y;
	}
 
	public double distanceTo(Point p) {
		//where my equation would go
		return p;
	}
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Point p1 = new Point(3,4);
		Point p2 = new Point(16,-6);
		double distance = p1.distanceTo(p2);
		System.out.print(distance); //just to test
	}
}

I was thinking something like this

p = (p1.getX() - p2.getX())^2 + (p1.getY() - p2.getY())^2;

but that throws the Type mismatch error (from Point to int) so I can't do it that way

any suggestions/help would be great. thanks

public class Point {
	Point p1, p2;
	int x, y;
 
	public Point(int a, int b) {
		this.x = a;
		this.y = b;
	}
 
	public int getX() {
		return x;
	}
 
	public int getY() {
		return y;
	}
 
	public double distanceTo(Point p) {
		//where my equation would go
		double lengthA = (double)(this.getX() - p.getX());
		double lengthB = (double)(this.getY() - p.getY());
		double distance = 0.0;
 
		//FINISH FORMULA
 
		return distance;
	}
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Point p1 = new Point(3,4);
		Point p2 = new Point(16,-6);
		double distance = p1.distanceTo(p2);
		System.out.print(distance); //just to test
	}
}

I changed your distanceTo formula to access points how you looked like you wanted to.
since you called it with p1, when inside your method "this" refers to object p1.
since you pass it p2, use p2 by name to access its getter methods to.
they both have ints, and to keep precision you want to cast/change(?I forget if it is called casting with primitive types) it from into to double.

note: you will need to use the Math class to fix your formula for distance