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return Math.sqrt(Math.pow((x2 - x1) , 2) + Math.pow((y2 - y1), 2));

double variable = Math.sqrt(((x - x)*(x - x)+(x - x)*(x - x))); return sol;

I am not sure but when I used (x2 - x1)^2 it resulted in the same error but when I changed it to the following it seemed to do fine!! double a = (x2-x1)*(x2-x1)+(y2-y1)*(y2-y1); return Math.sqrt(a);

This task doesnt pass when using Math.pow method

use this lines only double a = Math.sqrt((x1-x2)*(x1-x2) + (y1-y2)*(y1-y2)); return a ;

int ur case u should return Math.sqrt(a); or double result = Math.sqrt(a); return result;

Still doesn't work receiving an error "The getDistance method must return the distance between the points." public class Util { public static double getDistance(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2) { //write your code here double a =(((x2-x1)^2)+((y2-y1)^2)); Math.sqrt(a); return a; } public static void main(String[] args) { getDistance(6,2,5,3); } }

public static double getDistance(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2) { double a =(((x2-x1) * (x2-x1)) - ((y2-y1)*(y2-y1))); return(Math.sqrt(a)); } There is no ^ operator in Java. Also when you call a method which returns a value you must collect the returned value in a variable of same type. Or you can invoke the function directly in the return statement just like I did.

operator ^ is not power operator in Java