Well in the cases where you only need to see which is farther, you can calculate distance like so:
D = X2-X1^2 + Y2-Y1^2
And compare those "squared distance" values.
D = X2-X1^2 + Y2-Y1^2
And compare those "squared distance" values.
distance formulas
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