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HYPOT

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3 )
Updated: 1993-06-25
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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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