SteamKing said:What are the units of distance? Feet, Miles, Furlongs?
Mdhiggenz said:the solution does not specify but I would assume miles.
To calculate the distance between two points in Matlab, you can use the dist() function. This function takes in the coordinates of the two points as parameters and returns the distance between them. For example, if you have two points with coordinates (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), you can use the formula dist(x1, y1, x2, y2) to calculate the distance.
Yes, you can calculate the distance between multiple points at once in Matlab by using the pdist() function. This function takes in an array of coordinates and returns a matrix containing the distances between all the points in the array. The pdist() function also allows you to specify the type of distance metric you want to use, such as Euclidean or Manhattan distance.
To visualize the distance between points in Matlab, you can use the scatter() function to plot the points on a graph and then use the line() function to draw lines connecting the points. You can also use the plot() function to create a line plot of the distances.
Yes, you can use the pdist() function with the min() or max() functions to calculate the minimum or maximum distance between points. For example, min(pdist(points)) will return the minimum distance among all the points in the array.
To calculate the distance between points in a 3D space in Matlab, you can use the dist() function with three parameters: the x, y, and z coordinates of the two points. This will give you the 3D distance between the two points. You can also use the pdist() function with an array of 3D coordinates to calculate the distances between multiple points in 3D space.