System.Math.Hypot

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Delphi

function Hypot(const X, Y: Single): Single;
function Hypot(const X, Y: Double): Double;
function Hypot(const X, Y: Extended): Extended;

C++

extern DELPHI_PACKAGE float __fastcall Hypot(const float X, const float Y)/* overload */;

Properties

Type Visibility Source Unit Parent
function public
System.Math.pas
System.Math.hpp
System.Math System.Math

Description

Calculates the length of the hypotenuse.

Hypot returns the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Specify the lengths of the sides adjacent to the right angle in X and Y. Hypot uses the formula

Sqrt(X**2 + Y**2)

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