mojave man page for hypot

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HYPOT(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 						  HYPOT(3)

NAME
hypot -- euclidean distance function
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h> double hypot(double x, double y); long double hypotl(long double x, long double y); float hypotf(float x, float y);
DESCRIPTION
The hypot() function computes the sqrt(x*x+y*y) without undue overflow or underflow.
SPECIAL VALUES
hypot(x, y) , hypot(y, x) , and hypot(x, -y) are equivalent. hypot(x, +-0) is equivalent to fabs(x). hypot(+-infinity, y) returns +infinity even if y is a NaN.
SEE ALSO
cabs(3), math(3), sqrt(3)
STANDARDS
The hypot() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:2011. 4th Berkeley Distribution December 11, 2006 4th Berkeley Distribution
Related Man Pages
hypot(3m) - bsd
hypot(3) - netbsd
cabs(3) - osf1
cabsf(3) - freebsd
hypot(3) - freebsd
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