This is java I need help writing this formula in my code I thin something is wrong with brackets

[VoltaIsFuture]

double finalScore = (Math.sqrt)((Math.pow(y2-y1,2) + (Math.pow(x2-x2,2));

This is supposed to be the distance of a line formula cant get it to work because of brackets 

[Levisallanon]

just count the amount of open and closed brackets and you'll find your problem.....
in the end you should have an equal amount ;).

[VoltaIsFuture]

Just now, Levisallanon said:

just count the amount of open and closed brackets and you'll find your problem.....
in the end you should have an equal amount ;).

Sorry but I am having a hard time understanding 

[shadowbyte]

you're going to want this

double finalScore = (Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x2 - x1, 2) +(Math.pow(y2 - y1, 2))));

 

[iRileyx]

You need the same amount of )'s as you do ('s, otherwise you have brackets that are left open which will cause errors.

Just now, VoltaIsFuture said:

Sorry but I am having a hard time understanding 

 

[Levisallanon]

if you would write the formula down normally it would be:
SQRT((x2-x1)²+(y2-y1)²)

so you want to keep these same brackets, but your programming language asks for some more.
The power ( ² ) is replaces by Math.pow(value,power) where in the first case value = (x2-x1) and the power = 2 so inserting that in the equation gives:
Math.pow((x2-x1),2)
so let's do it for the other one too
Math.pow((y2-y1),2)
now the sqrt in the main formula has to be replaced by Math.sqrt(value) so let's do that and insert the other things also:

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

and that should be your equation.

[geo3]

1 hour ago, Levisallanon said:

just count the amount of open and closed brackets and you'll find your problem....

People should be using an editor that does that for them.

Syntax checking has been around for a couple decades now.

[VoltaIsFuture]

1 hour ago, geo3 said:

People should be using an editor that does that for them.

Syntax checking has been around for a couple decades now.

At school they tell me to use eclipse. So when I am at home I use Eclipse Oxygen. If you think there is an editor that I should use that is better for java coding, please let me know.

[BabyGroot69]

32 minutes ago, VoltaIsFuture said:

At school they tell me to use eclipse. So when I am at home I use Eclipse Oxygen. If you think there is an editor that I should use that is better for java coding, please let me know.

Eclipse and Intellij are both good IDE's. They both offer syntax checking and completion so I would keep using Eclipse.