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Google Charting API and Formula Imaging

By , 3 Oct 2011
 

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Update: 3rd Oct, the link to the chart playground should now work after Google appeared to have moved things around, if it breaks again, just visit code.google.com, and go to the charting section.
 
Recently I wrote an article and it used some formula, and had the formula shown in text format which ends up with the likes of the following;
α = 2Atan( H1 / ( √(((2H1D)/2)-H12)))
 
I am sure you would agree that it doesn't look very pretty. I wanted to turn this into something more presentable.
 
In the end, I came across Google Chart Tools / Image Tools here[^], which use the TeX notation for building graphical representations on formula.
 
A little more hunting and I found a useful cheat sheet for TeX Notation here[^]
 
Putting things together, you can then save the outputed image for your local use. Here is the example from the above in text linked directly to the Google API:

 
The API construct for this is:
cht=tx
chl=\alpha=2Atan{\HUGE[}\frac{H_{1}}{\sqrt((\frac{2H_{1}D}{2})-H_{1}^2)}{\HUGE]}
 
For more information, click here[^] to take you to this API page with this example already loaded.

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DaveAuld
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I have been working in the Oil & Gas Industry for over 20 years now.
 
Core Discipline is Instrumentation and Control Systems.
 
Completed Bsc Honours Degree (B29 in Computing) with the Open University in 2012.
 
Currently, Offshore Installation Manager for the Forties Charlie Platform, which is located ~110Miles NE of Aberdeen, Scotland in the North Sea.

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GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Cool :-)memberraja_krish8 Jun '11 - 6:05 
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GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Very useful.memberLokanta_brahmachari25 Jan '11 - 4:30 
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GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Great simple summary of a service I ...memberPhil Martin...23 Jan '11 - 12:45 
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Great simple summary of a service I didn't even know existed. Thanks!
GeneralRe: I recently started poking around http://code.google.com, sur...mentorDaveAuld23 Jan '11 - 19:12 
I recently started poking around http://code.google.com, surprised to see actually what is available and how useful it could be.

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