Re: No Scientific Calculator in XP??

In news:KWC3e.1296$N13.905@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
W. Watson <wolf_tracks@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> No square roots, sin, cos, tan, log, ...? Wheh! What am I
> missing?


The standard Windows calculator can be either a Standard
calculator or a fairly modest Scientific calculator. Toggle
between the two kinds on the View Menu.

All of the functions you ask about are available there on the
Scientific view. The trigonometric ones are named directly. For
Square Roots. enter the number you want the square root of, press
the x^y key, then enter .5. That will raise the number to the 1/2
exponent, which is the same as the square root.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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