Functions

Apache OpenOffice 4.1 Math Guide

Math Guide

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• What is Math?
  • Getting Started
• Entering a Formula
  • The Elements Window
    • Example 1: $5\times 4$
  • Right-click (Context) Menu
  • Markup
  • Greek Characters
    • Example 2: $\pi \simeq 3.14159$
• Customizations
  • Formula Editor as a Floating Window
  • How Can I Make a Formula Bigger?
• Formula Layout
  • Brackets are Your Friends
  • Equations Over More Than One Line
  • How Do I Add Limits to My Sum/Integral?
  • Brackets with Matrices Look Ugly!
  • How Do I Make a Derivative?
  • How Do I Align My Equations at the Equals Sign?
• Numbering Equations
• Math Commands – Reference
  • Unary and Binary Operators
  • Relational Operators
  • Set Operations
  • Functions
  • Operators
  • Attributes
  • Miscellaneous
  • Brackets
  • Formats
  • Characters – Greek
  • Characters – Special

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Functions

Operation	Command	Display
Exponential	func e^{a}	${\mathrm {e} }^{a}$
Natural logarithm	ln(a)	$\ln \left(a\right)$
Exponential function	exp(a)	$\exp \left(a\right)$
Logarithm	log(a)	$\log \left(a\right)$
Power	a^{b}	${a}^{b}$
Sine	sin(a)	$\sin \left(a\right)$
Cosine	cos(a)	$\cos \left(a\right)$
Tangent	tan(a)	$\tan \left(a\right)$
Cotangent	cot(a)	$\cot \left(a\right)$
Square root	sqrt{a}	${\sqrt {a}}$
Arcsine	arcsin(a)	$\arcsin \left(a\right)$
Arc cosine	arccos(a)	$\arccos \left(a\right)$
Arctangent	arctan(a)	$\arctan \left(a\right)$
Arc cotangent	arccot(a)	$\mathrm {arccot} \left(a\right)$
nth root	nroot{a}{b}	${\sqrt[{a}]{b}}$
Hyperbolic sine	sinh(a)	$\sinh \left(a\right)$
Hyperbolic cosine	cosh(a)	$\cosh \left(a\right)$
Hyperbolic tangent	tanh(a)	$\tanh \left(a\right)$
Hyperbolic cotangent	coth(a)	$\coth \left(a\right)$
Absolute value	abs{a}	$\shortmid {a}\shortmid$
Arc hyperbolic sine	arsinh(a)	$\mathrm {arsinh} \left(a\right)$
Arc hyperbolic cosine	arcosh(a)	$\mathrm {arcosh} \left(a\right)$
Arc hyperbolic tangent	artanh(a)	$\mathrm {artanh} \left(a\right)$
Arc hyperbolic cotangent	arcoth(a)	$\mathrm {arcoth} \left(a\right)$
Factorial	fact{a}	$a!$