... #define SQUARE(a) ((a) * (a)) struct Point { int x; int y; }; ... int main() { ... const int numOfPoints = 4; Point points[numOfPoints]; ... double p = 0; for (int i = 0; i < numOfPoints - 1; i++) p += sqrt(SQUARE(points[i + 1].x - points[i].x)) + SQUARE(points[i + 1].y - points[i].y));