Working and output

Every result comes with its working. You choose how much of it you see, and you can copy all of it into a LaTeX document.

Reading the working

The steps sit between the input and the result. Each line has a label:

Label	Line
SYMBOLIC	the formula as you entered it
SUBSTITUTED	the variables replaced by their values
STEP	one rule, with its name
RESULT	the result
DOMAIN	where the result equals the input, when a factor was cancelled
NOTE	a remark, for example why an expression is shown as typed

Ctrl+J hides or shows the steps.

Step detail

Settings → Step detail sets how many steps you see. Each level shows everything the levels before it show. For x^2 - 6x + 3 in Algebra mode:

Level	Steps
None	only the result $(x - 3)^{2} - 6$
Brief	$(x - 3)^{2} - 6$ — Complete the square: add and subtract 9, then apply the binomial formula
Standard (default)	$x^{2} - 6x + 9 - 9 + 3$ — add and subtract 9 $(x - 3)^{2} - 9 + 3$ — Second binomial formula $(x - 3)^{2} - 6$ — Add the constants
Detailed	adds $(x^{2} - 6x + 9) - 9 + 3$ — Group the square
Maximal	adds the bookkeeping: signs, the order of terms, domain notes, plain arithmetic

Standard is what you would write in a notebook. Detailed adds every intermediate line, such as the formula with the values put in or a factor written out before it is cancelled.

Cancelled factors

When a factor is cancelled, the step before shows which one. With Strike out cancelled factors on, it is struck through; off, it is shown in colour.

Copy

Key	Copies
copy under the input	the input as LaTeX
Ctrl+Shift+C	the result as LaTeX
Ctrl+Alt+C	the whole calculation as an align* block

The align* block of the first calculation in Your first calculation:

\begin{align*}
  F = m_{1} \cdot 9{,}81\,\frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}^{2}} \\
  F = 2\,\mathrm{kg} \cdot 9{,}81\,\frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}^{2}} \\
  F = 19{,}62\,\frac{\mathrm{kg} \cdot \mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}^{2}} \\
  F = 19{,}62\,\mathrm{N}
\end{align*}

It needs amsmath. The decimal comma is written as {,}, so it does not add space.

Precision

Settings → Precision sets the significant digits of decimal results (default 50, up to 10,000). The current value is shown in the status bar. Numerical results, such as integrals, show at most as many digits as are reliable.

See also

• Settings for how results are written (binomials, denominators, roots)