hypot() computes the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, where x and y represent the perpendicular sides of the triangle. hypot(x,y) is defined as the square root of (x**2 + y**2) and returns the same value as cabs(x,y). Entry-Point Names Generic Compaq Function Data Type OpenVMS Tru64 UNIX Name Required Alpha Alpha hypot S_FLOAT math$hypot_s hypotf T_FLOAT math$hypot_t hypot X_FLOAT math$hypot_x hypotl F_FLOAT math$hypot_f G_FLOAT math$hypot_g