Simple function

fancy_calcy.triangle.calculate_hypotenuse(base, height)

Calculate the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

Parameters:

• base (float) – The length of the base of the triangle.

• height (float) – The height of the triangle.

Returns:

The length of the hypotenuse.

Return type:

float

Raises:

ValueError – If base or height is not a positive number.

Note

We utilize the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the hypotenuse:

\[a^2 + b^2 = c^2\]

where

• c is the hypotenuse

• a and b are the base and height of the triangle, respectively.

Examples

>>> from fancy_calcy.triangle import calculate_hypotenuse
>>> calculate_hypotenuse(3, 4)
5.0
>>> calculate_hypotenuse(5, 12)
13.0