Gets the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled
triangle with sides of specified length.
Namespace:
Extreme.Mathematics
Assembly:
Extreme.Numerics (in Extreme.Numerics.dll) Version: 8.1.1
public static double Hypot(
double a,
double b
)
Public Shared Function Hypot (
a As Double,
b As Double
) As Double
public:
static double Hypot(
double a,
double b
)
static member Hypot :
a : float *
b : float -> float
Parameters
- a
- Type: SystemDouble
The length of the first side. - b
- Type: SystemDouble
The length of the second side.
Return Value
Type:
DoubleThe length of the hypotenuse.
The calculation of the hypotenuse
involves squaring the arguments. Unless special
precautions are taken, an overflow may occur
during the calculations even if the result is within
acceptable bounds.
Reference