Scientific calculator
Trig, logs, powers, roots and factorials, typed naturally or on the keypad.
How to use it
Type straight into the display or use the keypad. The calculator reads maths the way it's written in a textbook:
- can be typed as
2pi r, and3(4+5)multiplies. sin 30means , andsin^2 xmeans .lnis the natural log andlogis base 10. For any other base, uselog(8, 2)for .5!is a factorial,eis Euler's number andAnsis the last answer.
Press Enter (or =) to evaluate. The Up and Down arrow keys step through your history, and Esc clears the line.
Degrees or radians?
Angles are in degrees when DEG is on, and in radians when RAD is on. Most school geometry and engineering problems use degrees; calculus uses radians.
A quick check: should be in degrees. If you get , the calculator is in radians.
Precision
Answers are shown to 10 significant figures, with floating-point noise removed (so shows as ). Very large and very small results switch to scientific notation, like .
Where a result isn't a real number, such as or , the calculator says it's undefined rather than giving a misleading value.
Worked example: How tall is the tree?
You stand m from a tree and the angle up to its top is . The height is
In DEG mode, type 20 tan 35 and press Enter: m. In RAD mode you'd get m, which is wrong for this problem, so always check the angle mode first.
Questions
- Why does my calculator give a different answer for sin?
- It's almost always the angle mode. sin 30 is 0.5 in degrees but about -0.988 in radians. Check whether DEG or RAD is on.
- Is log base 10 or base e?
- Here log is base 10 and ln is base e, the usual convention in school and engineering. For another base, write log(x, b).
- Is it free?
- Yes. Everything runs in your browser, with no sign-up needed.
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