from math import sqrt def squared_distance(vec1, vec2): """returns distance-squared between two x, y point tuples""" return (vec1[0] - vec2[0])**2 + (vec1[1] - vec2[1])**2 def rect_radius_squared(w, h): """Returns the radius^2 of the circle inscribed in a rectangle of w * h""" return (w/2)**2 + (h/2)**2