HYPOT(3)            Linux Programmer's Manual            HYPOT(3)



NAME

       hypot - Euclidean distance function


SYNOPSIS

       #include <math.h>

       double hypot(double x, double y);


DESCRIPTION

       The hypot() function returns the sqrt(x*x + y*y).  This is
       the length of the hypotenuse  of  a  right-angle  triangle
       with sides of length x and y, or the distance of the point
       (x, y) from the origin.


CONFORMING TO

       SVID 3, BSD 4.3


SEE ALSO

       sqrt(3)






































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