Java Math


The Java Math section has many options that allow you to do math tasks on numbers.


Math.max(x,y)

The Math.max(x, y) method can be used to find the highest values ​​of x and y:


Example
Math.max(5, 10);
        


Math.min(x,y)

The Math.min(x, y) method can be used to find the low value of x and y:


Example
Math.min(5, 10);
        


Math.sqrt(x)

The Math.sqrt(x) method returns the square root x:


Example
Math.sqrt(64);
        


Math.abs(x)

The Math.abs(x) method returns the total (positive) value of x:


Example
Math.abs(-4.7);
        


Random Numbers

Math.random() returns a random number between 0.0 (combined), and 1.0 (special):


Example
Math.random();
        

For more control over a random number, e.g. you only want a random number between 0 and 100, you can use the following formula:


Example
int randomNum = (int)(Math.random() * 101);  // 0 to 100