What's wrong with:
def project_to_distance(point_x, point_y, distance):
dist_to_origin = math.square_root(point_x ** 2 + point_y ** 2)
scale = distance / dist_to_origin
temp1= point_x * scale
temp2= point_y * scale
print temp1, temp2
print project_to_distance(2, 7, 4)
Usually a point is given by its x, y coordinates.
Hint:
def get_distance(x1, y1, x2, y2):
"""
get_distance(x1, y1, x2, y2)
returns distance between two points using the pythagorean theorem
the function parameters are the coordinates of the two points
"""
dx = x2 - x1
dy = y2 - y1
distance = (dx**2 + dy**2)**0.5
return distance
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