Thread: How do I use the math tags?

Hey,

I know that if you punch the "E" above when you post it will wrap math tags around what you're inserting. How do I write the square root correctly and how do i do the division symbol if I were to do fractions?

Thanks!

Experimenting:

http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-help/latex-help/

Thanks, didn't realize that would be the name. I was thinking of this documentation software named LateX.

I still don't get how to do the fractions. They suggest you do (/frac) but for the "/" symbol they have it reflected. How do I find that on the keyboard? Can someone give me the steps to do a fraction such as 1/2? Thanks!

Originally Posted by ElectroNerd

I still don't get how to do the fractions. They suggest you do (/frac) but for the "/" symbol they have it reflected. How do I find that on the keyboard? Can someone give me the steps to do a fraction such as 1/2? Thanks!

Yes, it is a backslash in front of the frac command.

\frac{Numerator}{Denominator} gives

E.g. \frac{1}{2} gives .

The backslash is usually located above the enter key.


The radical symbol is given by

sqrt{Something}

which gives

.

E.g. \sqrt{2} gives .


If you want a higher root, like a cube root, then you'd put

sqrt[n]{Something}

to gives

.

E.g. \sqrt[3]{4} gives .

Thanks!