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dist()	 |  
            
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// Sets the background gray value based on 
// the distance of the mouse from the center 
void draw() { 
  float d = dist(50, 50, mouseX, mouseY); 
  fill(d*4); 
  rect(0, 0, 99, 99); 
} 
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		| Description | 
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Calculates the distance between two points.	 |  
            
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dist(x1, y1, x2, y2);
dist(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2);
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| x1 | 
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int or float: x-coordinate of the first point
 
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| y1 | 
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int or float: y-coordinate of the first point
 
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| z1 | 
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int or float: z-coordinate of the first point
 
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| x2 | 
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int or float: x-coordinate of the second point
 
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| y2 | 
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int or float: y-coordinate of the second point
 
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| z2 | 
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int or float: z-coordinate of the second point
 
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float	 |  
            
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