/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac Distance.java * Execution: java Distance x y * * Prints the distance from (x, y) to the origin, where x and y * are integers. * * % java Distance 3 4 * distance from (3, 4) to (0, 0) = 5.0 * * % java Distance 5 12 * distance from (5, 12) to (0, 0) = 13.0 * * % java Distance 2 1 * distance from (2, 1) to (0, 0) = 2.23606797749979 * ******************************************************************************/ public class Distance { public static void main(String[] args) { // parse x- and y-coordinates from command-line arguments int x = Integer.parseInt(args[0]); int y = Integer.parseInt(args[1]); // compute distance to (0, 0) double dist = Math.sqrt(x*x + y*y); // output distance System.out.println("distance from (" + x + ", " + y + ") to (0, 0) = " + dist); } }