Synopsis

double mth_GetSquaredDistance(int ndim, double *p1, double *p2)

Purpose

Compute square of distance between two points.

Description

The square of the linear distance between the two specified points will be returned. The ndim argument specifies the dimensionality of the points (usually 2 or 3).

Input

ndim

Number of dimensions in points

p1

First point

p2

Second point

Return

Squared distance between p1 and p2