According to the basic Google cheat sheet, there are a just a few operators available to users. Yet Google accepts a much larger group of operators, let’s find out what they are. But before we do that, try the following link: (1 + sqrt(5))/2
Roots, squares and cubes
By typing sqrt() with a positive integer, Google will calculate the value of the square root. Since Google offers the power operator, one could simply use 2^0.5 instead. Writing a cube root with such notation would be quite impractical.
Google also give the square root value by simply typing “square root of 4”.
Using this syntax, Google will also calculate “cube root”, “Nth root of”
Google’s mathematical abilities are quite impressive, in fact you can use common constants like e, pi and i in all calculations.
All trigonometric operators are available as well but arguments are assumed to be in radians : sin, cos, tan, sec, csc, cot, arcsin, arccos, arctan, arccsc, sinh, cosh, tanh, csch, arsinh, arccsch
Google also does currency and unit conversions of mass, length, volume, area, time, electricity, power, energy and various numbering systems
Constants
Google also understands a number of physics constants from the speed of light to the Stefan-Boltzmann constant.
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February 1st, 2009 at 4:30 am
Note to high school teachers, you could use Google to get around the concept of limits with various sequences.
1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 +1/16 + 1/32
November 7th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Really good info. I’m doing some calculations time to time and these come pretty handy.
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Thank your for this really usefull Google Search Tool, I will try test it know and see if it’s really faster and easier than another calculator like this.