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The [[_HYPOT]] function returns the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle whose legs are x and y.


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: {{Parameter|result!}} = [[_HYPOT]]({{Parameter|x}}, {{Parameter|y}})


{{Parameters}}
* {{Parameter|x}} and {{Parameter|y}} are the floating point values corresponding to the legs of a right-angled (90 degree) triangle for which the hypotenuse is computed.


{{PageDescription}}
* The function returns what would be the square root of the sum of the squares of x and y (as per the Pythagorean theorem).
* The hypotenuse is the longest side between the two 90 degree angle sides


{{PageExamples}}
''Example:''
{{CodeStart}} '' ''
{{Cl|DIM}} leg_x {{Cl|AS}} {{Cl|DOUBLE}}, leg_y {{Cl|AS}} {{Cl|DOUBLE}}, result {{Cl|AS}} {{Cl|DOUBLE}}
leg_x = 3
leg_y = 4
result = {{Cl|_HYPOT}}(leg_x, leg_y)
{{Cl|PRINT}} {{Cl|USING}} "## , ## and ## form a right-angled triangle."; leg_x; leg_y; result
{{CodeEnd}}

{{OutputStart}}
 3 , 4 and 5 form a right-angled triangle.
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{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[ATN]] {{text|(arctangent)}}
* [[_PI]] {{text|(function)}}
* [[Mathematical Operations]]
* [http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cmath/hypot/ C++ reference for hypot() - source of the text and sample above]


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