Comparing Code: Finding Missing Distances

For each of the game screenshots below, the math and the code for computing the covered distance is shown. Notice what is similar and what is different about how the top and bottom distances are calculated. Think about why those similarities and differences exist and record your thinking.

Screenshot of a desert game. A right triangle connects a cactus and a raindrop. The vertical distance between them is 166 and the horizontal distance is 276 🖼Show image

$\displaystyle \sqrt{166^2 + 276^2}$

num-sqrt(num-sqr(166) + num-sqr(276))

Screenshot of a sewer game. A right triangle connects a two characters. The horizontal distance between them is 194 and the diagonal distance is 276 🖼Show image

$\displaystyle \sqrt{276^2 - 194^2}$

num-sqrt(num-sqr(276) - num-sqr(194))

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