I want to calculate the distance between two points in Java

Question

OK, so I\'ve written most of a program that will allow me to determine if two circles overlap.

I have no problems whatsoever with my program aside from one issue: t

Answer 1

Based on the @trashgod's comment, this is the simpliest way to calculate distance:

double distance = Math.hypot(x1-x2, y1-y2);

From documentation of Math.hypot:

Returns: sqrt(x²+ y²) without intermediate overflow or underflow.