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calculate distance between two points
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pointdistance.js
var Point = function(x, y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
};
function getDistance(a, b) {
return Math.sqrt(Math.pow((a.x - b.x), 2) + Math.pow((a.y - b.y), 2));
};
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yckart commented May 7, 2016 

Math.hypot(a.x - b.x, a.y - b.y)

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Math/hypot

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