Calculate the total length of a path defined by a set of coordinates.
Coordinate Input
Format: x1,y1; x2,y2; x3,y3...
Path Stats
Total Path Length10.0000
Number of Points3
What is Path Length?
The path length is the total distance traveled between a sequence of points in space. It is calculated by summing the Euclidean distances between each consecutive pair of points.
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Pro Tips
Euclidean distance is the 'straight-line' distance between two points.
The order of points matters as it defines the path.
Displacement is only the distance between the start and end points, whereas path length is the sum of all segments.
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Fun Facts
"In physics, path length is a scalar quantity, while displacement is a vector."
"The 'as the crow flies' distance is usually shorter than the actual path length traveled."
