Using Google As Calculator

[DrugsBunny]

Besides its other features, Google now acts as a calculator. Just enter a mathematical expression into the search query box, press "Google Search", and Google will display the answer.

For example:

7*6

Result: 42

Basic operators are included, as are advanced operations such as:

* sqrt - Square Root

* sin, cos, tan - Sine, Cosine, or Tangent

* ln - Log base e

* log - log base 10

For example:

sqrt 25

Result: 5

log 100

Result: 2

You can also use the "in" operator to translate measurements, i.e.

5 cups in quarts

Result: 1.25 US quarts

5 inches in millimeters

Result: 127 millimeters

[Lite]

Google is also a dictionary amongst other things! For example type in "define:word" and that brings up definitions of the "word". ^_^

[shought]

Google has a lot of useful functions, I knew about the calculator, didn't know about the sqrt and stuff like that though, also didn't know about the dictionary function ;)

[irefay]

Yes... I look forward to them making their apps stronger. Its nice to not have to have MS Office

[rashad]

I use the measurement conversion thing a lot, very handy, I use another two features frequently

1- google "current time" to get accurate time for you current location, or you can google time zone like "gmt time" to get gmt time.

2- google [city name] forecast to get weather forecast, for example google "London forecast"