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 double rel_distance ( SS_XYZ *from_pt, SS_XYZ *to_pt ) 
 SS_XYZ *from_pt; // address of 3D point SS_XYZ *to_pt; // address of 3D point 
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| Synopsis | #include "silver.h" 
 The rel_distance function calculates the square of the distance between two points p1 and p2 . rel_distance is useful for comparing the distances between two points without using a costly square root operation. 
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| Parameters | from_pt and to_pt are addresses of 3D points. 
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| Return Value | rel_distance returns the calculated value 
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