Quad.Hypot Method

Gets the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle with sides of specified length.

Definition

Namespace: Numerics.NET
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.0.3

public static Quad Hypot(
	Quad a,
	Quad b
)

Visual Basic

Public Shared Function Hypot ( 
	a As Quad,
	b As Quad
) As Quad

C++/CLI

public:
static Quad Hypot(
	Quad a, 
	Quad b
)

static member Hypot : 
        a : Quad * 
        b : Quad -> Quad

Parameters

a Quad: The length of the first side.
b Quad: The length of the second side.

Return Value

Quad
The length of the hypotenuse.

Implements

IRootFunctions<TSelf>.Hypot(TSelf, TSelf)

Remarks

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.