How to calculates the distance between two decimal numbers (absolute difference) in Kotlin

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// Function that returns the distance between two decimal numbers
fun distanceBetween(a: Double, b: Double): Double {
    // The distance is the absolute value of the difference
    return kotlin.math.abs(a - b)
}

fun main() {

    // Test values
    val x1: Double = 100.0
    val y1: Double = 45.0

    val x2: Double = 100.0
    val y2: Double = -15.0

    val x3: Double = -100.0
    val y3: Double = -125.0

    val x4: Double = -600.0
    val y4: Double = 100.0

    // Print results
    println("Distance between $x1 and $y1 = ${distanceBetween(x1, y1)}")
    println("Distance between $x2 and $y2 = ${distanceBetween(x2, y2)}")
    println("Distance between $x3 and $y3 = ${distanceBetween(x3, y3)}")
    println("Distance between $x4 and $y4 = ${distanceBetween(x4, y4)}")
}


/*
run:

Distance between 100.0 and 45.0 = 55.0
Distance between 100.0 and -15.0 = 115.0
Distance between -100.0 and -125.0 = 25.0
Distance between -600.0 and 100.0 = 700.0

*/

 



answered Jun 28 by avibootz

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