Prompt
Consider P1(a,b) and P2(c,d) to be two points on a 2D plane.
a happens to equal the minimum value in Northern Latitude (LAT_N in STATION).
b happens to equal the minimum value in Western Longitude (LONG_W in STATION).
c happens to equal the maximum value in Northern Latitude (LAT_N in STATION).
d happens to equal the maximum value in Western Longitude (LONG_W in STATION).
Query the Manhattan Distance between points P1 and P2 and round it to a scale of 4 decimal places.
The STATION table is described as follows:
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| ID | NUMBER |
| CITY | VARCHAR2(21) |
| STATE | VARCHAR2(2) |
| LAT_N | NUMBER |
| LONG_W | NUMBER |
where LAT_N is the northern latitude and LONG_W is the western longitude.
Answer
SELECT ROUND(ABS(MIN(LAT_N) - MAX(LAT_N)) + ABS(MIN(LONG_W) - MAX(LONG_W)),4) FROM STATION