hypot

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)



                                  1993-06-25                          HYPOT(3)