Re: Subroutine not correct (I think)

In line 34 you have already computed the differences. Just square the values:

return sqrt($x**2 + $y**2 + $z**2);
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Re^2: Subroutine not correct (I think) by jcklasseter (Sexton) on Jun 17, 2015 at 13:28 UTC
Unfortunately, that gave me the same output as before.	[reply]
Re^3: Subroutine not correct (I think) by Corion (Patriarch) on Jun 17, 2015 at 13:33 UTC
What steps have you taken to inspect the return value of your `distance()` function? Also consider re-reading sprintf and printf and the replies you already got. Many of them addressed two problems in your program, but changing the formula is only one problem.	[reply] [d/l]