Ratio of Manhattan to Euclidean Distance Metrics

• 1. Define R.V.’s

  • D1 = |X1 - X2| + |Y1 - Y2|
  • D2 = (X1 - X2)2 + (Y1 - Y2)2
  • Ratio = R = D1 / D2
    ? = angle of directions of travel wrt straight line connecting (X1 , Y1) & (X2 , Y2)

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