Presently, we can't find the distance of a sprite from a point. So, I would like to suggest a “Distance to x: (), y: ()” block. Please make this new block because I have started a project where this will be needed.

Easier:
distance=sqrt((x position - sprite's x position)² + (y position - sprite's y position)²)
Pythagoras…

xlk wrote:

Easier:
distance=sqrt((x position - sprite's x position)² + (y position - sprite's y position)²)
Pythagoras…

There is no ^ block.

xlk wrote:

Easier:
distance=sqrt((x position - sprite's x position)² + (y position - sprite's y position)²)
Pythagoras…

There is no ^ block.

x^2=x*x

true, scratch could use a ^ block…
Exponentials are awesome

xlk wrote:

true, scratch could use a ^ block…
Exponentials are awesome

Totally!

You could take the long way and multiply it by itself, because that's what ^2 does, anyway.

Like this: distance=sqrt(((x position - sprite's x position)*(x position - sprite's x position) + ((y position - sprite's y position) * (y position - sprite's y position)))

We could use an exponent block, still, because this way is INCREDIBLY inflexible, as well as so long and annoying to put together. Without the exponent, you can't have ((Whatever #)^(Variable!)) , if that made any sense at all.

But the easiest way is just to make a sprite to go to that point, and have the sprite you want to point at that point point at your point sprite. Pointedly. Do you see my point?

just noticed that it will be possible to make cubic roots with “^” blocks….
Even more awesome

xlk wrote:

just noticed that it will be possible to make cubic roots with “^” blocks….
Even more awesome

OOOOOOHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

Although I think the reason they aren't adding it is because if the numbers get too big, it might crash the system. But that could potentially happen in the current Scratch anyway, so who cares?

For now you can use logarithms to manipulate exponents.
x^y=e^(y*ln(x))
or
x^y=10^(y*log(x))
e^, 10^, log, and ln are all available in that last one in operators that includes like all of the advanced math operators.

thankyou kayybee, I never thought of that round about…

xlk wrote:

Easier:
distance=sqrt((x position - sprite's x position)² + (y position - sprite's y position)²)
Pythagoras…

I forgot about it. Thanks!

Now I realised that I would also need a “point towards x: () y: ()”. Can I put some code for that?

EDIT: I figured it out. But please feel free to suggest a new method. I have thought about this one (using trigonometry):-
Point in direction(atan of ((abs of (((x position of point)-(x position of sprite))/(abs of((y position of point)-(y position of sprite)))

lakshay wrote:

Now I realised that I would also need a “point towards x: () y: ()”. Can I put some code for that?

EDIT: I figured it out. But please feel free to suggest a new method. I have thought about this one (using trigonometry):-
Point in direction( of (( of ((( of point)-( of sprite))/( of(( of point)-( of sprite)))

I have one in my “custom blocks” project.
Remember that scratch angles go clockwise and start at 12 o'clock, while in trig we go ccw starting at 3 o'clock.

Trigonometry can be used to check the distance to an x position, depending on the angle your sprite opens up to it and its relative position to it.

kayybee wrote:

lakshay wrote:

Now I realised that I would also need a “point towards x: () y: ()”. Can I put some code for that?

EDIT: I figured it out. But please feel free to suggest a new method. I have thought about this one (using trigonometry):-
Point in direction( of (( of ((( of point)-( of sprite))/( of(( of point)-( of sprite)))

I have one in my “custom blocks” project.
Remember that scratch angles go clockwise and start at 12 o'clock, while in trig we go ccw starting at 3 o'clock.

The code is already customised for that.

Failord wrote:

But the easiest way is just to make a sprite to go to that point, and have the sprite you want to point at that point point at your point sprite. Pointedly. Do you see my point?

I couldn't do that because there are 100 clones in my project and I am not ready to create 100 sprites (one for each clone).

distance=sqrt((x position - sprite's x position)(x position - sprite's x position) + (y position - sprite's y position)(y position - sprite's y position))

Since you can't square just multiply the same thing twice as the workaround in the distance formula.

turkey3 wrote:

distance=sqrt((x position - sprite's x position)(x position - sprite's x position) + (y position - sprite's y position)(y position - sprite's y position))

Since you can't square just multiply the same thing twice as the workaround in the distance formula.

We've established that a long time ago…