You can enter the following notation in calcPad®.
Alternative notations for trigonometric functions such as arcsin and sin-1 are graded identically.
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Decimal numbers |
0123456789. | ||
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Fractions |
/ |
Operations |
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Variables |
Type variables exactly as specified in the question. Variable names are displayed in italics. Variables are case-sensitive. You can't substitute x for X. |
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Addition |
+ |
Operations |
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Subtraction |
- |
Operations |
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Multiplication |
* |
Operations |
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Division |
Type / to enter a fraction or use the keyboard shortcut for your
operating system:
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Operations |
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Parentheses |
(
The closing parenthesis is added automatically. |
Sets |
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Set delimiters (braces) |
{
The closing brace is added automatically. |
Sets |
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Closed interval (brackets) |
[a,b
The closing bracket is added automatically. |
Sets |
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Open interval (parentheses) |
(a,b
The closing parenthesis is added automatically. |
Sets |
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Half-closed interval (half-open interval) |
[a,b)
You can substitute ( or ] as needed. |
Sets |
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Empty set |
empty |
Sets |
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Union |
union |
Sets |
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Intersection |
intersect |
Sets |
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Square root |
sqrt |
Operations |
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Exponent |
^ |
Operations |
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Factorial |
n! |
Operations |
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Base or subscript |
n_b |
Functions |
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Exponent and subscript of a variable |
n_b→^x |
Functions |
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nth root |
Functions |
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Absolute value |
| The closing vertical bar is added automatically. You can't paste the vertical bar (|) in calcPad. |
Functions |
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Exponential function |
e^ |
Functions |
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Natural logarithm |
ln |
Functions |
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Power of 10 |
10^ |
Functions |
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Logarithm (base 10) |
log |
Functions |
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General Log |
log←_base→operand |
Functions |
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pi |
pi |
Symbols |
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theta |
theta |
Symbols |
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Infinity |
infinity |
Symbols |
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Does not exist |
DNE |
Symbols |
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Undefined |
UNDEFINED |
Symbols |
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Imaginary unit |
i Typing i displays the i without bolding, but grades correctly. |
Symbols |
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Degrees |
Symbols |
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Equal |
= |
Relations |
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Greater than |
> |
Relations |
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Greater than or equal to |
>= |
Relations |
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Less than |
< |
Relations |
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Less than or equal to |
<= |
Relations |
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No solution |
NOSOLUTION |
Relations |
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Sine |
sin |
Trig |
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Cosine |
cos |
Trig |
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Tangent |
tan |
Trig |
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Cosecant |
csc |
Trig |
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Secant |
sec |
Trig |
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Cotangent |
cot |
Trig |
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Inverse sine |
arcsin |
Trig |
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Inverse cosine |
arccos |
Trig |
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Inverse tangent |
arctan |
Trig |
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Inverse cosecant |
arccsc |
Trig |
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Inverse secant |
arcsec |
Trig |
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Inverse cotangent |
arccot |
Trig |
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Hyperbolic sine |
sin←h→ |
Trig |
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Hyperbolic cosine |
cos←h→ |
Trig |
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Hyperbolic tangent |
tan←h→ |
Trig |
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Hyperbolic cosecant |
csc←h→ |
Trig |
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Hyperbolic secant |
sec←h→ |
Trig |
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Hyperbolic cotangent |
cot←h→ |
Trig |
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Inverse hyperbolic sine |
arcsin←h→ |
Trig |
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Inverse hyperbolic cosine |
arccosh←h→ |
Trig |
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Inverse hyperbolic tangent |
arctanh←h→ |
Trig |
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Inverse hyperbolic cosecant |
arccsch←h→ or csc←h^-1→→ |
Trig |
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Inverse hyperbolic secant |
arcsech←h→ |
Trig |
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Inverse hyperbolic cotangent |
arccoth←h→ |
Trig |
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Bold vector |
Do not use the keyboard to input vectors. |
Vectors |
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Vector bracket |
Do not use the keyboard to input vectors. |
Vectors |
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Arrow vector |
Do not use the keyboard to input vectors. |
Vectors |
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i unit vector |
Do not use the keyboard to input vectors. |
Vectors |
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j unit vector |
Do not use the keyboard to input vectors. |
Vectors |
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k unit vector |
Do not use the keyboard to input vectors. |
Vectors |
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Unit vector (hat vector) |
Do not use the keyboard to input vectors. |
Vectors |
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Lowercase Greek letter |
Name of the letter in lowercase, for example, alpha, beta, gamma. |
Greek |
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Uppercase Greek letter |
Capitalized name of the letter, for example, Alpha, Beta, Gamma. |
Greek |
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