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function   hypot    

Library: omtrig - trigonometry
Include: omtrig.xin
Return type: Opaque
Returns:       

The hypotenuse.


Declaration

  define external float function
    hypot (value float x, value float y)


Purpose

Use hypot to calculate the hypotenuse of a right triangle. This trigonometric function works the same way as its equivalent in the C math library.

The following example shows how to use the hypot function to make the calculation. The result is 7.07.

  include "omtrig.xin"
  process
     local float x
     local float y
     local float result
     set x to "5"
     set y to "5"
     set result to hypot(x,y)
     output "When the opposite side is "
        || "d" % x
        || " and the adjacent side is "
        || "d" % y
        || ",%n"
        || "the hypotenuse is "
        || "d" % result
        || "%n"
  ; Output: "When the opposite side is 5 and the adjacent side is 5,
  ;           the hypotenuse is 7.071067811865476"

        Other Library Functions
   acos
   asin
   atan
   atan2
   cos
   cosh
   hypot
   sin
   sinh
   tan
   tanh
 
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