Solving a problem from a photo: hints and a step-by-step solution
Take a photo of the problem or type it in, then choose how much help you want. Start with a hint – the full worked solution with the answer is always the last step.
Problem. Solve the equation: 3(x − 2) = 2x + 5
A hint
Where to start: there are brackets on the left. What do you get if you multiply 3 by each term inside them? Then collect all the x terms on one side and the numbers on the other. A guiding question: what happens to a term’s sign when it moves across the “=”?
The answer opens at step 3 – after your own attempt.
Prompt sent to the chat: «Subject: maths. Problem: “Solve the equation: 3(x − 2) = 2x + 5”. Do not solve it for me: give one hint on where to start and ask a guiding question. Do not write the answer yet.»
Problem help runs on text prompts and is free on the Starter plan (30 units of energy). Your photo and request are saved and dropped into the chat once you sign in.
Start with a hintReady answers vs working through the problem
An answer from the back of the book will not help in a test, but understanding will. And if the teacher asks “how did you solve it?”, you will have something to say.
- A problem from your own worksheet or exam variant
- A ready answer: Only exercises from one particular textbook
- Working through it in TryChat: Any problem – from a photo or typed in
- Why it is done this way
- A ready answer: No, only the working
- Working through it in TryChat: The rule or formula at every step
- Your own solution
- A ready answer: You can only compare the result
- Working through it in TryChat: The AI finds the step with the mistake and does not spoil the problem with the answer
- Practice
- A ready answer: None
- Working through it in TryChat: A similar problem with different numbers, and a check
How to photograph a problem so it is understood the first time
One problem in the frame
If there are several on the page, give the number: “let us do no. 412”.
From above, in good light
No shadow from the phone: fractions, powers and subscripts must be readable.
Check the condition
The AI first rewrites the problem as text. Check the numbers – especially in handwriting.
Diagrams in words
Repeat the angles and lengths from a drawing in your message: it is more reliable.
How to solve problems: primary school, middle school, students
Tap a request – it goes into the form above, and you only need to add the problem.
Grades 1–4
“Solve it by writing an expression”, “make up and solve the inverse problem” – the AI explains with apples and shows how to write the solution action by action.
Grades 5–9
Motion problems, percentages, equations, “solve the problem using an equation”. Ask for a diagram or a table first – after that you can often finish it yourself.
Grades 10–11 and university
Trigonometry, derivatives, physics problems, chemistry calculations. Name the method your teacher requires and ask for a units check.
Your child has a problem to solve and you have forgotten how
Take a photo of the problem and write: “Explain to me how to solve it, then give me three questions to ask my child so they get to the answer themselves”. You will follow the solution and can help without giving the answer away.
To check homework, send a photo of the notebook: “find the mistake, but do not fix it”.
- 1. What is given in the problem, and what do you need to find?
- 2. “5 fewer” – is that add or take away?
- 3. Did you answer the question that the problem actually asks?
The AI can slip up in arithmetic
It builds the logic of a solution well, but in long calculations it sometimes makes mistakes – just like a person. So ask it to “recalculate and check by substitution”, compare the rewritten problem with yours and read the explanation, not only the result. An answer you found yourself is remembered better.
Solve problems with AI for free
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30 units of energy. Hints, checking your solution and step-by-step explanations are text requests, so they are included in the free plan.
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150 units of energy – if you have lots of problems every day. There is also Base for ₽990 (200 units) and Premium for ₽2,290 (600 units).
ChooseFrequently asked questions
How do I solve a problem from a photo with AI?
Take a photo of the problem, attach it in the chat and choose where to start: a hint, a check of your own solution or a step-by-step walkthrough. The AI first rewrites the problem as text – compare the numbers.
Why does the AI give a hint first instead of the answer?
It makes the problem easier to understand and to repeat in a test. If the hint is not enough, move on to the next step – the step-by-step solution with the answer is available at any moment, it just comes last.
Can I have my own solution checked?
Yes. Send a photo of your notebook or type the solution and ask “find the mistake, but do not fix it”. The AI points to the step and the rule, and you fix it yourself.
Does it help with maths problems for grades 1–4?
Yes: it explains the problem in simple words, helps write the expression and set out the solution action by action, and makes up an inverse problem for practice.
Which subjects can it work through?
Maths, algebra, geometry, physics, chemistry, computer science. For Russian language, it explains the rule and gives words for practice.
Can I upload a handwritten problem?
Yes, legible handwriting is read fine. Complex formulas and data from a diagram are better repeated as text.
Is it free?
Yes, on the Starter plan with 30 units of energy, no payment. You need to sign up so the chat can keep your photos and history.