I have a database that defines math for my cabinetshop.

Some of our cabinets are pretty tall.

We have to pay attention to this value to make sure they can be tipped up into the room without hitting the ceiling.

This is probably the only time in my whole life I ever needed to make use of the pythagorean theorem. I know that the diagonal measurement of these cabinets is equal to the square of width + square of height but I don't know how to express this in a calculation field.

If I have three fields:

Width

Height

Diagonal

How do I express the diagonal measurement starting with width & height?

Diagonal =

Sqrt ( Width^2 + Height^2 )

Thanks Comment.

Just what I needed.

FYI: The Scarecrow of The Wizard of Oz makes a more specific reference to the theorem when he receives his diploma from the Wizard. He immediately exhibits his "knowledge" by reciting a mangled and incorrect version of the theorem: "The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. Oh, joy! Oh, rapture! I've got a brain!" The "knowledge" exhibited by the Scarecrow is incorrect. The accurate statement would have been "The sum of the squares of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the remaining side.

If I only had a brain.