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| ==Useful Codes== | | ==Useful Codes== |
| {{main|Latex:Symbols}} | | {{main|LaTeX:Symbols}} |
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| '''\boxed{Answer}''' produces a box around your Answer.
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| '''\frac{a}{b}''' produces a [[fraction]] with [[numerator]] <math>a</math> and [[denominator]] <math>b</math>. <math>\frac{a}{b}</math>
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| '''^\circ''' produces the degrees symbol. <math>a^{\circ}</math>
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| '''\text{Your Text Here}''' produces text within LaTeX. <math>\mbox{Your Text Here}</math>.
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| '''\mbox{Your Text Here}''' Produces text within LaTeX <math>\mbox{Your Text Here}</math>
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| '''\sqrt{x}''' produces the square root of <math>x</math>. <math>\sqrt{x}</math>
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| '''\sqrt[n]{x}''' produces the <math>n</math>th root of <math>x</math>. <math>\sqrt[n]{x}</math>
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| '''a\equiv b \pmod{c}''' produces <math>a</math> is equivalent to <math>b</math> mod <math>c</math>. <math>a\equiv b \pmod{c}</math> See [[Mods |Modular Arithmetic]]
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| '''\binom{9}{3}''' produces 9 choose 3.
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| '''{n}\choose{r}''' produces n choose r. <math>{n}\choose{r}</math>
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| '''x^{y}''' produces x to the power of y. <math>x^y</math>
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| '''x_{y}''' produces x with y in subscript. <math>x_y</math>
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| '''\rightarrow''' produces an arrow to the right. <math>\rightarrow</math>
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| '''\leftarrow''' produces an arrow to the left. <math>\leftarrow</math>
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| '''\uparrow''' produces an arrow pointing upwards. <math>\uparrow</math>
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| '''\downarrow''' produces an arrow pointing downwards. <math>\downarrow</math>
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| '''\updownarrow''' produces an arrow pointing up and down. <math>\updownarrow</math>
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| '''\ge''' produces a greater than or equal to sign. <math>\ge</math>
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| '''\le''' produces a less than or equal to sign. <math>\le</math>
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| '''\not>''' produces a not greater than sign. <math>\not></math>
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| '''\not<''' produces a not less than sign. <math>\not<</math>
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| '''\not\ge''' produces a not greater than or equal to sign. <math>\not\ge</math>
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| '''\not\le''' produces a not less than or equal to sign. <math>\not\le</math>
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| '''\neq''' produces a not equal to sign. <math>\neq</math>
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| '''\infty''' produces an infinity sign. <math>\infty</math>
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| '''\perp''' produces a perpendicular sign. <math>\perp</math>
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| '''\angle''' produces an angle sign. <math>\angle</math>
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| '''\triangle''' produces a triangle. <math>\triangle</math>
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| '''\ldots''' produces three dots at the bottom of a line (ellipsis). <math>\ldots</math>
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| '''\cdots''' produces three dots in the middle of a line (as in a series sum or product). <math>\cdots</math>
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| '''\times''' produces an <math>\times</math> as used in multiplication
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| '''\otimes''' produces a <math>\otimes</math>
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| Also note that you do not have to use braces, "{" and "}", when you only want one character in the operation.
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| ===Examples===
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| * x^y is the same as x^{y}. <math>x^y</math>
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| * x_y is the same as x_{y}. <math>x_y</math>
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| * BUT x^10 is ''not'' the same as x^{10}. <math>x^10</math> instead of <math>x^{10}</math>.
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| ==Fonts== | | ==Fonts== |
LaTeX is a typesetting language used primarily to type mathematical expressions in an elegant fashion. For example, without LaTeX, 
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Useful Codes
- Main article: LaTeX:Symbols
Fonts
Font families
- Roman (default): \textrm{...}
- Sans-serif: \textsf{...}
- Monospace (typewriter): \texttt{...}
Font sizes
To activate a font size, write '{\tiny{This text is tiny}}', for example.
- \tiny (5 pt.)
- \scriptsize (7 pt.)
- \footnotesize (8 pt.)
- \small (9 pt.)
- \normalsize (10 pt.)
- \large (12 pt.)
- \Large (14 pt.)
- \LARGE (18 pt.)
- \huge (20 pt.)
- \Huge (24 pt.)
Font styles
- Bold \textbf{...}
- Italics \textit{...}
- Slanted \textsl{...}
- Small capitals \textsc{...}
- Sans-serif \textsf{...}
- Monospace \texttt{...}
- Emphasis \emph{...}
See also
External links
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