Debugging Activity
Function Problem 2

As the crow flies

Suppose you have the coordinates of two points on a plane. To figure out the straight line distance between these points, you can apply Pathagorean's theorem to calculate the value.

For example, the distance between (-6 , 4) and (6 , -3) - line c on the following graphic:

Can be calculated as XXXXX by determining a has a length of 7, b has a length of 12, and when you use Pythagorean's theorem:

You find that

c² = 7² + 12² = 49 + 144 = 193

so

c = sqrt( c² ) = sqrt( 193 ) ≈ 13.89

Write a Python function that conforms to the following

• Function Name
  • straightlineDistance()
• Parameters
  • The x and y values of point 1
  • The x and y values of point 2
• Return value
  • The straight line distance (hypotenuse) between the two points.
• Example(s)
  • 
• Special Instructions
  • You should not round the results in any manner

Consider the following function to solve this problem

I see at least three errors in this solution - two are syntax errors that will prevent it from saving/loading properly. The third is a logic error that means you get the wrong answer if you fix the first two things. Try to idenfity the errors.

You can watch the appropriate code-walkthrough video to see how I would answer this question.