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Write a class Point with the attributes x and y, and a method distance_to(other) that gives the…
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Write a class Point with the attributes x and y, and a method distance_to(other) that gives the distance to another point. Check it with the points (0, 0) and (3, 4).
The worked solution
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Plan. The distance between two points is the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences: . The module math has hypot, which does exactly this.
Check. The differences are 3 and 4, and the distance is 5.0, the long side of the 3, 4, 5 triangle. It is the same in both directions. The distance of a point to itself is 0.0.
Answer: 5.0, 5.0 and 0.0.
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