From 5961f04e13d3390b671ed7742a08a6a3e539ef90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyn Perrine Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:36:12 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add number bases section --- source/2/2.4/2.4.3/Qalculate.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/2/2.4/2.4.3/Qalculate.rst b/source/2/2.4/2.4.3/Qalculate.rst index d7892b87..fd6700ed 100644 --- a/source/2/2.4/2.4.3/Qalculate.rst +++ b/source/2/2.4/2.4.3/Qalculate.rst @@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ The :guilabel:`Appearance` tab changes how the plot you make will appear. To hav .. image:: qalculate-plot-result.png +Number bases +------------ +To view numbers in something other than the default base 10 press :kbd:`Control +B` or left click the :guilabel:`0110` button. This will show the result in Binary, Octal, Deciamal, and Hexadecimal with the different digits of each numerical base. To hide numerical bases press :kbd:`Control+B` again or left click :guilabel:`0110`. + Exponents and Roots ------------------- To exponentiate a base number to a power left click x :sup:`y` or type :kbd:`^`. To square a number right click x :sup:`y` or type :kbd:`sq()` around what you want to square. To raise e to a power middle click x :sup:`y` or type :kbd:`exp()` around what power you want to raise e to. To take the square root of something left click the :guilabel:`√` button or insert a :kbd:`√` character. To take the cube root of something right click the :guilabel:`√` button or type :kbd:`cbrt()`. To take the nth root of something middle click on the :guilabel:`√` button or type :kbd:`root( , )` where the first thing is what you are taking the root of and the second is which root to take.