/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac Pythagoras.java * Execution: java Pythagoras a b * * Given a and b, print out sqrt(a*a + b*b). Avoid overflow. * ******************************************************************************/ public class Pythagoras { public static void main(String[] args) { double a = Double.parseDouble(args[0]); double b = Double.parseDouble(args[1]); double r = 0.0; if (Math.abs(a) > Math.abs(b)) { r = b / a; r = Math.abs(a) * Math.sqrt(1 + r*r); } else if (b != 0) { r = a / b; r = Math.abs(b) * Math.sqrt(1 + r*r); } StdOut.println(r); } }