How to Use Google to convert between units

Google has a host of tools built into their software that users don't always know about. One of the more useful ones is a built in unit convertor. It can do a number of things including weight, volume, distance, even currency. It can handle both simple and complex units and can incorporate mathematical equations as well.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A computer with internet access.
• Units that need converting.

1. Using your internet browser, go to www.google.com

2. In the search bar type in the following.
   
   lb in kg

3. You can also convert quantities. Try this to see.
   
   32lb in kg

4. It can even handle compound units like you might find in physics. Now try this one:
   32ft/hr/hr in m/sec/sec

5. If you really want to use it to your advantage you can incorporate math as well. Google will do all the work for you. Here I'm also demonstrating currency conversion:
   
   12USD/200mi/3hr in GBP/km/sec

6. You can also use an alternate notation that looks more like an equation. You'll need to use a ? to represent the quantity you want you find:
   
   57K + 12C = ?K

Tips & Warnings

• Even if you are in a specialized field like finance, physics, or chemistry google has accomodated for a number of these fields. Give it a try and see if it works.
• You need to use computer calculator equavalents. For exponents use ^ like 3^2 is 3 squared. Square roots are fractional exponents so the quare root of 3 would be 3^(1/2). Google also employs some programmer shortcuts like sqrt for square root.

[evbaw2]

on 12/1/2008 This will help alot with school work. Thanks for tips!