Get sqrt( square x + square y) without intermediate overflow or underflow in Java

Description

The following code shows how to get sqrt( square x + square y) without intermediate overflow or underflow.

Example

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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("hypot(y, z)= " 
        + Math.hypot(2, 3));
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.