4 + 5<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The answer will come back at the top of the search results.<\/p>\n
What else can it do? Well, lots, actually.<\/p>\n
Try these:<\/p>\n
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- Raise to a power<\/strong> - Example: 5^2<\/li>\n
- Square root<\/strong> - Example: sqrt(34.7)<\/li>\n
- Trigonometric functions<\/strong> - Example: sin(3pi\/4) [It assumes the angle is in radians]<\/li>\n
- Counting<\/strong> (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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
There are more examples and information here: Calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n
BTW, you may not need to actually go to the site. 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:<\/p>\n
![\"Google](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2008\/08\/google-calculator.gif\" "\\"google-calculator\\"")
<\/p>\nLarge Numbers and Calculators<\/h2>\n
Most hand-held calculators are limited when it comes to large numbers. This is a problem if you want to find the factorial of some large-ish number. For example, an old 8-digit calculator I have here can go up to 69! only (the answer is 1.71122 \u00d7 1098<\/sup>). [This answer is almost equal to the number \"googol\" (10100<\/sup>), which was the number that inspired the companies name.]<\/p>\n
Now, I can do up to 170! (The answer is 7.25741562 \u00d7 10306<\/sup>). After that, it falls over. But hey, not bad.<\/p>\n
Calculator Mistakes<\/h2>\n
Now, what about those mistakes I was talking about? The following article from CNET.com writer Steven Shankland shows that when the numbers are huge, the calculator could be off a bit (or a lot).<\/p>\n
- Square root<\/strong> - Example: sqrt(34.7)<\/li>\n