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C# C# Objects Loops and Final Touches Static Members

Sean Cansdale
Sean Cansdale
3,075 Points
Posted by Sean Cansdale
Sean Cansdale
3,075 Points

I'm check this over a few times and I'm unable to see the problem with my solution?

public static double CalculateHypotenuse(double a, double b) { return System.Math.Pow(a, 2) + System.Math.Pow(b, 2); }

RightTriangle.cs 
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class RightTriangle
    {
        public static double CalculateHypotenuse(double a, double b) {
            return System.Math.Pow(a, 2) + System.Math.Pow(b, 2);
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

Your method is calculating the sum of the squares of the two sides, but the Pythagorean Theorem says that the length of the hypotenuse would be the square root of that sum.

Sean Cansdale
Sean Cansdale
3,075 Points
Sean Cansdale
Sean Cansdale
3,075 Points

Cheers! I feel a bit stupid :)