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C# C# Objects Loops and Final Touches Static Members

Posted by Nik Pappaconstantine
Nik Pappaconstantine
3,814 Points

CalculateHypotenuse - Wrong Math Error

I have a very simple code to get the solution to this problem, yet it's telling me that my math is incorrect... I've tested the code in debugging and get correct answers, any ideas whats going on?

RightTriangle.cs 
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class RightTriangle
    {
        public static double CalculateHypotenuse (double a, double b)
        {
            return ((a*a) + (b*b));             
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates
15,053 Points
Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates
15,053 Points

You're formula is wrong. The hypotenuse formula is: The square root of a-squared + b-squared.

See here for more information: https://www.miniwebtool.com/hypotenuse-calculator/

Therefore you will want to implement this C# method: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.math.sqrt?view=netframework-4.7.2