Thread: "Undefined Reference" to pow and sqrt even though math.h header is there

Compiling this code tells me that there is no reference to pow() or sqrt(). The book didn't tell me under which header these functions are located but I assume they are under math.h. Am I missing something here?

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

double hypotenuse(double a, double b);

int main()
{
   double side1, side2;

   printf("Enter side 1: ");
   scanf("%lf", side1);
   printf("Enter side 2: ");
   scanf("%lf", side2);
   printf("%.2f\n", hypotenuse(side1, side2) );

   return 0;
}

double hypotenuse(double a, double b)
{
   return sqrt( pow(a, 2) + pow(b, 2) );
}

That did it!

What does the -lm argument do?

Is there anyway to get cc to tell me if I made a mess(should I be using gcc instead of cc?)?

Thanks guys!

ahh, thank you