Calculate distance between 2 points (read)?

I was asked to write a simple program that reads the coordinates of 2 points and then calculates the distance between them.
I really don't know where to start im a complete rookie so a thorough explanation is appreciated.
Thank you!

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How about using imdistline() or improfile() if you have the Image Processing Toolbox.
See attached spatial calibration demo.

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But how do you first create 2 points in the middle of nowhere and then use imdistline() to calculate the distance between them? (sorry for rookie question)
This is for when you are displaying an image. You click on each end of the line. Click one end and get a rubber band line, then click on the other end. What kind of display are you wanting to click on????

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You can use the hypot function, or write a version of your own:
x(1,:) = rand(2,1);
x(2,:) = rand(2,1)*10;
dx = diff(x,1)
d = hypot(dx(1), dx(2))
figure(1)
plot(x(1,1), x(1,2), 'pb')
hold on
plot(x(2,1), x(2,2), 'pb')
plot([x(1,1) x(2,1)], [x(1,2) x(2,2)], '-r')
hold off
text(x(1,1),x(1,2), sprintf(' (%.2f, %.2f)', x(1,:)), 'FontSize',8)
text(x(2,1),x(2,2), sprintf(' (%.2f, %.2f)', x(2,:)), 'FontSize',8)
mnx = mean(x,1);
text(mnx(1),mnx(2), sprintf(' Distance = %.2f',d), 'FontSize',8)
xlabel('x \rightarrow')
ylabel('y \rightarrow')
axis([xlim+[-.2 .2] ylim+[-.2 .2]])
grid
EDIT: Added plot

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