![]() ![]() ![]() They should put effort into getting this right, with the amount of resources at their disposal you'd think they could. See Google's calculator muffs some math problems Now, what about those mistakes I was talking about? The following article from writer Steven Shankland shows that when the numbers are huge, the calculator could be off a bit (or a lot). For example, an old 8-digit calculator I have here can go up to 69! only (the answer is 1.71122 × 10 98). This is a problem if you want to find the factorial of some large-ish number. Most hand-held calculators are limited when it comes to large numbers. If you have Google selected as the search in Firefox, the answer will appear as a "suggestion" and you don't even need to leave your current page: There are more examples and information here: Calculator.īTW, you may not need to actually go to the site. Counting (in the study of probability) - Example: If you need to know the number of ways 5 objects can be chosen from 14 objects, put: 14 choose 5.Trigonometric functions - Example: sin(3pi/4).What else can it do? Well, lots, actually. ![]() The answer will come back at the top of the search results. Just go to Google and type something like the following into the search field: Have you ever played with Google's nifty calculator? ![]()
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