Where was this when I was in school? I read today that Live.com will do basic algebra for you in their search. For example if you type in x+10=11, Live.com would return x=1. You can try harder equations and even quadratic equations. But this left me wondering what if I had some more difficult problems?

I am talking about full on algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus.

Well I went a’ Googling and came up with http://www.MathWay.com . MathWay is a simple website that can prove to be invaluable. When you get to the site  you will see this:

By pulling down the Select Subject menu you will see the following subjects:

Let’s start with some long basic math and see how it does. And let’s try not to jump down my throat telling me how easy this problem is. Yes it can be easily solved in your head on paper with your trusty calculator but, we have to start somewhere, right?

I put in Basic Math and then typed in 100+21-12+10000009*6 and hit the answer button

It returned this:

If you are checking it out on your calculator to make sure it is correct – trust me I already did! The correct answer is 6000163 just as MathWay states. If you hit the Get Step-by-Step Solutions it will take you to page advertising a paid program.

Now we don’t want that now do we?

Let’s try something a little harder – anyone remember the distributive property? How about this example:

4x^2a(x^2-11) can you bat that one out in your head? Let’s see what MathWay can do with it:

There is so much geeky math goodness contained in MathWay – if you are a math buff you might just explode. Check out the main headings of what is covered.

Do you have a go to site for your complex math issues? We would love to hear about it in the comments!