calculate the distance between two objects in three dimensions coordinates in matlab

To calculate the distance between two points in three dimensional space using Matlab, you can use the following formula.

main.m
distance = sqrt((x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2 + (z2-z1)^2);
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Here, x1, y1, z1 are the coordinates of the first point and x2, y2, z2 are the coordinates of the second point. sqrt is a Matlab function that calculates the square root of a given number.

Here's an example program that uses the formula to calculate the distance between two points:

main.m
% 3D coordinates of two points
x1 = 1;
y1 = 2;
z1 = 3;

x2 = 4;
y2 = 5;
z2 = 6;

% Distance calculation
distance = sqrt((x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2 + (z2-z1)^2);

disp(distance) % Output: 5.1962
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In this example, the distance between the two points (1, 2, 3) and (4, 5, 6) is calculated and the result is displayed as output.

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