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Can anyone make a simple way for me to do this calculation?

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I need an app that does a mathematical equation for me.

I have the formula, I don’t think it would be very hard for someone with the smarts.

Any of you crew all over this like a seagull on a chip?

 
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Why do you need an app?

If you just need to share it with a select bunch of people a locked cell excel spreedsheet should be enough if you have the formula.

 
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There could be a market (small) in it.

And trying to mess with a Numbers spreadsheet on an ipad or iphone ain’t fun.

 
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oh, and I know about as much about spreadsheets as I do creating apps.

 
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Azz - 14 April 2013 06:48 PM

There could be a market (small) in it.

Ah okay!

I as trying to think why a simple app would need to be shared with the world.

But if there is a market for it - cool.

(how quickly do you need the app? Isn’t it hard to jump thru itunes hoops for apps?)

 
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Yesterday or the day before…....

Nah, no rush really.

Can you use Excel really well?

 
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I am not a financial modeller by any means - but i am better than the average bear wink

 
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Good oh!!!

 
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How about just a simple web page with the formula on it that someone could access via smartphone?

 
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Put any math equation in google and the result appears as quick as yesterday!
Google is your friend. wink

 
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This is a pretty powerful calculator - http://www.wolframalpha.com/ You can type in words or formula. Used it a lot during my engineering degree.
else there are graphics calculators which perform the same tasks (both handheld or app form)

 
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Send a PM to Cupid Stunt!!!!!

He was/is/does this stuff for a livin!!!!!

 
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fmf - 14 April 2013 08:18 PM

This is a pretty powerful calculator - http://www.wolframalpha.com/ You can type in words or formula. Used it a lot during my engineering degree.
else there are graphics calculators which perform the same tasks (both handheld or app form)

Yea that’s what I was going to suggest, one of the great things about it is it doesn’t just give you a formula it shows the working out as well

 
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Thanks guys, I will get busy smile

 
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This is what I need simplified

 
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that’s just pythagoras’ theorem.  Worst case, you can just use one of the online calcs you can find, just have to do the height and cover parts first then plug in.

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