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The command line has a built in calculator that can be accessed with the '''cal''' command.
 
The command line has a built in calculator that can be accessed with the '''cal''' command.
  
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cosine:
 
cosine:
cal cos(6*pi/180)
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cal cos(6d)
  
 
tangent:
 
tangent:
cal tan(6*pi/180)
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cal tan(6deg)
 
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* [http://muparser.beltoforion.de/mup_features.html#idDef2 Full list of functions]
 
* [http://muparser.beltoforion.de/mup_features.html#idDef2 Full list of functions]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometric_functions Trigonometric functions]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometric_functions Trigonometric functions]
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Latest revision as of 03:00, 4 June 2016

The command line has a built in calculator that can be accessed with the cal command.

Constants:

  • pi = 3.14159265359

Operators:

addition:
cal 6+5

subtraction:
cal 6-5

multiplication:
cal 6*5

division:
cal 6/5

six to the fifth power:
cal 6^5

Functions:

square root:
cal sqrt(5)
cal sqrt(3^2 + 4^2)

average:
cal avg(6,5)

Trigonometric functions:

Note these functions take radians.
degrees*pi/180 = radians

sine:
cal sin(6*pi/180)

cosine:
cal cos(6d)

tangent:
cal tan(6deg)

Extra info: