package main
import (
"fmt"
"math"
)
// Function that returns the distance between two decimal numbers
func distanceBetween(a float64, b float64) float64 {
// The distance is the absolute value of the difference
return math.Abs(a - b)
}
func main() {
// Test values
var x1 float64 = 100.0
var y1 float64 = 45.0
var x2 float64 = 100.0
var y2 float64 = -15.0
var x3 float64 = -100.0
var y3 float64 = -125.0
var x4 float64 = -600.0
var y4 float64 = 100.0
// Print results
fmt.Println("Distance between", x1, "and", y1, "=", distanceBetween(x1, y1))
fmt.Println("Distance between", x2, "and", y2, "=", distanceBetween(x2, y2))
fmt.Println("Distance between", x3, "and", y3, "=", distanceBetween(x3, y3))
fmt.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
*/
