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Learn how to solve math problems with Math Solver in Microsoft Edge
We are excited to announce that you can now use Math Solver in Microsoft Edge (version 91 or higher) to get help with a wide range of mathematical concepts–from elementary arithmetic and quadratic equations to calculus and statistics.
Math Solver in Microsoft Edge lets you to take picture of a math problem – be it handwritten or printed – and then provides an instant solution with step-by-step instructions to help you learn how to reach the solution on your own. It also comes ready with a mathematical keyboard so you can easily type math problems instead of hunting around a traditional keyboard for the characters you need. That’s not all. After solving your problem, Math Solver provides many options to continue learning with additional materials such as quizzes, worksheets, and video tutorials.
Read on to learn how Microsoft Math Solver in Edge can help with your homework and help you gain confidence in a variety of concepts with.
Step 1: Open Math Solver in Edge
Use the Settings and more menu (...) in the top right corner of the browser, open More Tools and select Math Solver
Step 2: Select an equation
After opening Math Solver, you can use the selection tool to capture the math equation you want to solve. Make any adjustments to the selection window to make sure that your math problem is covered completely, and no other text is captured.
Alternatively, there is a section to type the problem statement by using the digital keyboard provided in the tool.
Step 3: Get solution and step-by-step guidance
After selecting the equation, click ‘Solve’ to get solution. provides instant solutions and goes a step beyond, with step-by-step guidance using various problem-solving methods.
To view steps, select the problem-solving method and click ‘Show solution steps’
Step 4: Visualize the solution with interactive graphs
Understanding equations becomes simpler with graphs. Scroll the math pane to view the graphs for your equation.
Step 5: Reinforce learning with additional resources
Math Solver also provides additional learning resources, such as video tutorials and similar worksheets, making it easier for students to dive deep into a topic and master it.
Click on ‘Show more learning content’ to get these additional learning resources. It’ll open Math Solver in a new tab page.
Send us feedback
We are excited for you to try this Edge feature with your kids, students or anyone who needs help in learning math. Please send us feedback if something isn’t working right or if there is anything you’d like to see added. We are listening! You can either leave us a Twitter post using #EdgeEDU, #EdgeMathSolver or within Edge go to “…” menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback to provide feedback.
Thanks for being part of this early preview! We look forward to hearing your feedback.
- The Microsoft Edge Product team
Hi,
Thank you, this is very great,
but I really think this should be an extension in Edge addons store, and not part of the browser by default.
I understand you can disable it or use group policy etc. but the files and component is still in the browser.
extensions are modules, people can add/remove them at any time. this math resolver is not something that I would use often, so I don't want it in the browser, but a lot of students and kids will find it useful.
I would Really appreciate if you decouple it from the browser package and put it in the Edge addons store, as an exclusive extension/addon for Microsoft Edge, so that only those users who want it will add it to their browser.Thank you
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- I would like to see this in OneNote and Word, particularly converting images into equations.
MarinM wrote:
I would like to see this in OneNote and Word, particularly converting images into equations.Solve math equations with Math Assistant in OneNote
Download Microsoft Mathematics Add-In for Word and OneNote from Official Microsoft Download Center
- I used to use the Microsoft Mathematics Add-In, but it doesn't work with Office 2016 and newer versions.
- I think it is very out of place. The web browser would not be the place anybody would look in for an equation solver. It will either be difficult to discover, or clutter the UI with an option that will baffle most users.
There's no limit to things you can do with a web view and javascript, but they don't all belong together in the web browser, or it will become a cluttered mess. They should be put in an appropriate application, which may well be a PWA.
I think the Math Solver would suit the Calculator app just fine, along with many improvements it sorely needs, like graphing and beautification. Replace the current Calculator with a much better one in a PWA, and you will make many people happy. I personally don't care much about it being built-in. I think the devs at Microsoft are smart enough to not make it use system resources when not in use, and they are working already in the reduction of resources use in Edge. There are dozens of Chromium-based browser that mostly do the same thing, let the Edge team try to do something different!
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Firstly, thank you for raising concerns around the potential perf impact for users who are not interested in using the new Math Solver tool. Browser performance is a top priority for Microsoft Edge and we are glad to see the passion around this from our community :). We are leveraging new capabilities in the platform to deliver a Math Solver experience only to those customers who need it without impacting the browser performance for all other users – all while being natively available.
Here is how it works: the files required to power this feature are downloaded only upon first use to the user’s computers, thereby having zero impact on footprint or memory for users who do not need this feature. Resources such as RAM and CPU will be used only when the feature is being used or when there is an update in feature bundle. Hence, there should be no impact at all for users who do not use this feature.
Our goal with Math Solver is to bring more equity in learning by democratizing math learning for students who need help but are unable to get it or afford it. We would love to hear your thoughts as we try to figure out ways to bring this to reality while ensuring the browser meets the expectations of all other users. We are listening and ready to learn 🙂 .- i like it just keep it up nomatter what they say,im not gonna bother my parents anymore becouse of this.
- If it is not downloaded / built-in by default, it sound to me it is more like 'extensions' with 'preset shortcut' to install it.
Then why don't just leave it as 'extensions'?
Now you make it built-in and then people ask for new group policy to disable it? there is better thing to spend your time on. - Thank you for your post.
Just add I show this feature to some users who are using math and they loved it. However, this feature would raise some new feedback about the calculation and supported formula and I hope you would direct such feedbacks to the product owner.
- This is really great feature, however I believe most teacher and schools would ask you to provides them with some sort of API to disable it on certain website.
I believe there is a need to do it using Group Policy too as no teacher wants their students to use this feature during the Math exam.
But for people outside academic world it is very helpful.- People outside academic? I haven't run a poll on 8 billion people in the world but I think and as the post says, they are mostly targeting students and education systems. outside that group, people barely use browsers to solve math on daily basis.
the opposite should happen, this needs to be removed for the majority of people, offered as an extension only to those who want it, which according to the post, is mostly education system, students etc.
of course there will be group policy for central management.
during the exam, this is the least thing teachers need to be worried about.
this is available on web site, app on IOS and Android too.
https://math.microsoft.com/en
and there are a lot more apps and services that offer the same features more or less.HotCakeX
I think you are forgetting that huge part of the World revolves around technology, and this will only increase with time. Why do students learn Mathematics? because it is in constant use in many academic work and is require for learning more advanced fields.
There are a huge amount of people in the World using mathematics daily as part of their work, hobby or learning projects. Especially growing future fields where this is true are machine learning, software & data engineering and deep neural network engineering.
Every one of us have had to use Mathematics extensively during our time on this Planet, so a feature which makes it easier to use, learn and notate seems like an amazing feature. Just because you are personally past your time using it for studying, nor are in a hobby or a job that benefits from its use, there is still a huge proportion of people who gain benefits from it.If the feature would be hidden deep into an extension library, hardly anyone would use it. By making it core part of the browser experience, people will be more likely than not to use it on a whim, accident or find it not too big of a trouble to turn on. I know I did find it by just such accident.
Notation, syntax, markup are a core part of browsers, and making it easier to import and export math notation in and out of the browser, is surely a task fit for a browser looking into the future
- This is indeed a great feature. Will help a lot of students in their study work.
But as already said in the comment above, this is not central to the browser experience. This is a feature that will be used by students on demand, so it makes sense to decouple it from browser and make it as an extension available in the Edge Add-Ons Store. Hi,
Thank you, this is very great,
but I really think this should be an extension in Edge addons store, and not part of the browser by default.
I understand you can disable it or use group policy etc. but the files and component is still in the browser.
extensions are modules, people can add/remove them at any time. this math resolver is not something that I would use often, so I don't want it in the browser, but a lot of students and kids will find it useful.
I would Really appreciate if you decouple it from the browser package and put it in the Edge addons store, as an exclusive extension/addon for Microsoft Edge, so that only those users who want it will add it to their browser.Thank you
Here's the problem. Most organizations block extensions, so making it an extension wouldn't be a very good idea.
For example, my organization is... shall I say... very horrible at their ability to manage their devices and does not respond to anything. They block random things and even if someone asks about it, they don't do anything about it. They don't even open the message.
Microsoft Edge team, please don't decouple the Math Solver. There is absolutely no good reason to. It's already an optional feature. It's just a matter of turning it on and off in Settings.
- This is an especially useful feature for me since I am a student. If this extension is able stay as a sidebar like we have now, then it's fine by me to make it an extension. I have never seen an extension become a sidebar so I am wondering if making it an extension will limit some of its functionality.
- I have seen extensions appearing as a sidebar before when I was using Chrome, few years ago.
