[Tutor] hypotenuse

[Alan Gauld]

"Wolfram Kraus" <wolfram.kraus at fen-net.de> wrote in message 
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> Am 14.03.2008 09:40, Alan Gauld schrieb:
>>>> Why can you not use something like:
>>>>
>>>>>>> hypotenuse = hyp_squared**1/2
>>
>> And for completeness that could also be written:
>>
>> hypotenuse = pow(hyp_squared,1/2)
>>
>> Again, without the need to import math.
>>
> But beware of the integer divison in Python:
>
> >>> pow(2,1/2)
> 1

Good catch. Applies to the ** style too.

Alan G