diff --git a/algorithms/douglas_peucker.cpp b/algorithms/douglas_peucker.cpp
index 3de89da4e..b3a01f440 100644
--- a/algorithms/douglas_peucker.cpp
+++ b/algorithms/douglas_peucker.cpp
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ struct CoordinatePairCalculator
         // compute distance (a,c)
         const float x_value_1 = (first_lon - float_lon1) * cos((float_lat1 + first_lat) / 2.f);
         const float y_value_1 = first_lat - float_lat1;
-        const float dist1 = sqrt(std::pow(x_value_1, 2) + std::pow(y_value_1, 2)) * earth_radius;
+        const float dist1 = std::hypot(x_value_1, y_value_1) * earth_radius;
 
         // compute distance (b,c)
         const float x_value_2 = (second_lon - float_lon1) * cos((float_lat1 + second_lat) / 2.f);
         const float y_value_2 = second_lat - float_lat1;
-        const float dist2 = sqrt(std::pow(x_value_2, 2) + std::pow(y_value_2, 2)) * earth_radius;
+        const float dist2 = std::hypot(x_value_2, y_value_2) * earth_radius;
 
         // return the minimum
         return static_cast<int>(std::min(dist1, dist2));
diff --git a/data_structures/coordinate_calculation.cpp b/data_structures/coordinate_calculation.cpp
index 326a87981..05dc08789 100644
--- a/data_structures/coordinate_calculation.cpp
+++ b/data_structures/coordinate_calculation.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ float coordinate_calculation::euclidean_distance(const int lat1,
 
     const float x_value = (float_lon2 - float_lon1) * cos((float_lat1 + float_lat2) / 2.f);
     const float y_value = float_lat2 - float_lat1;
-    return sqrt(x_value * x_value + y_value * y_value) * earth_radius;
+    return std::hypot(x_value, y_value) * earth_radius;
 }
 
 float coordinate_calculation::perpendicular_distance(const FixedPointCoordinate &source_coordinate,