Python math - hypot() Function

The Python math.hypot() function returns the length of the vector from the origin to the point given by arguments. Mathematically, it can be expressed as:

Note: In version 3.8 and later, the support for n-dimensional point is added. Formerly, only two dimensional point was supported.

Syntax

#Before version 3.8
math.hypot(x1, x2)

#From version 3.8
math.hypot(*args)

Parameters

`x1`	`Required.` Specify a value.
`x2`	`Required.` Specify a value.
`*args`	`Required.` Specify the variable number of values separated by comma , specifying co-ordinates of n-dimensional point.

Return Value

Returns sqrt(x² +y²).

Example:

In the example below, hypot() function returns sqrt(x² +y²).

import math

print(math.hypot(3, 4))
print(math.hypot(5, 12))
print(math.hypot(8, 15))

The output of the above code will be:

5.0
13.0
17.0

Example:

The hypot() function can be used to calculate the length of the vector for multi-dimensional point also. Please note that this feature is added in version 3.8.

import math

print(math.hypot(3, 4, 5))

The output of the above code will be:

7.0710678118654755

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