hypot

This section contains reference documentation for the hypot function.

Returns the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle, computed as sqrt(col1² + col2²), without intermediate overflow or underflow.

Signature

hypot(col1, col2)

Argument	Type	Description
col1	DOUBLE	Length of one side
col2	DOUBLE	Length of the other side

Returns: DOUBLE

Usage Examples

SELECT hypot(3, 4) AS value
FROM myTable

value
5.0

SELECT hypot(5, 12) AS value
FROM myTable

value
13.0