How to solve math problems by taking a picture
Typing algebra into a calculator is slow and error-prone — a fraction inside a square root inside an exponent is painful to transcribe. Scanning the problem with your camera skips transcription entirely.
01Frame one problem at a time
Fill the frame with the single problem you want solved. Cropping tightly avoids the solver grabbing neighbouring exercises or page numbers.
02Shoot flat and well-lit
Skewed angles and shadows are the main cause of misread symbols. Lay the page flat, shoot from directly above, and avoid covering the problem with your shadow.
03Check the recognised problem before trusting the answer
Good solvers show you what they read before solving. A misread exponent produces a perfectly confident wrong answer — two seconds of checking prevents it.
How SolvIQ does this for you
SolvIQ scans photos and documents, shows the recognised problem, and returns a full step-by-step solution — not just the final number. Handwriting, worksheets and textbook pages all work.
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