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Exploring Google's Hidden Features

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Contents

1. Google Is a Calculator
2. Google Knows Mathematical Constants
3. Google Converts Units of Measure
4. Google Is a Dictionary
5. Google Is a Glossary
6. Google Lists All the Facts
7. Google Displays Weather Reports
8. Google Knows Current Airport Conditions
9. Google Tracks Flight Status
10. Google Tracks Packages
11. Google Is a Giant Phone Directory
12. Google Knows Area Codes
13. Google Has Movie Information
14. Google Loves Music
15. Google Knows the Answer to the Ultimate Question

Article Description

Google is a great search engine, but it's also more than that. Google has tons of hidden features, some of which are quite fun and most of which are extremely useful— if you know about them. How do you discover all these hidden features within the Google site? Read on to learn more.

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Google Is a Calculator

When you can’t be troubled to reach over and pick up the handheld calculator sitting on your desk, you can use Google as a high-tech web-based calculator. All you have to do is enter your equation or formula into the standard Google search box, and then click the Google Search button. The result of the calculation is displayed on the search results page; it’s that simple.

You can use the standard algebraic operators to construct your calculations—+, -, x, and / for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, accordingly. For example, to add 2 plus 3, enter 2 + 3 and press Enter. To divide 10 by 2, enter 10 / 2, and so on.

And Google’s calculator isn’t limited to basic addition and multiplication. It can also handle more advanced calculations, trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions, hyperbolic functions, and logarithmic functions. Just enter the proper formula into the search box, and wait for Google to display the answer.