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Examples

Quadratic Formula

x := (-b +- _/(b^2 -4ac))/(2a)

which compiles to the latex code:

x \coloneqq \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^{2} -4 a c}}{2 a}

which when rendered gives:

$$ x \coloneqq \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^{2} -4 a c} }{2 a} $$

Explanation:

Fractions can be written in the form either a/b, where a and b do not contain spaces, or (a)/(b) where a and b can be pretty much anything.

Roots are represented as _/(a) = $\sqrt{a}$. If you wanted to include a base for the root, you would write it between the slash and the opening parenthesis: _/3(a) = $\sqrt[3]{a}$.

Matrices

A + [1  0  0]
    [0  1  0]
    [0  0  1]

which compiles to the latex code:

A +
\begin{bmatrix}
  1 & 0 & 0 \\
  0 & 1 & 0 \\
  0 & 0 & 1 \\
\end{bmatrix}

which when rendered gives:

$$ A + \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \ 0 & 1 & 0 \ 0 & 0 & 1 \ \end{bmatrix} $$

Note the 2 spaces between each element of the matrix.

The spaces before each line of the matrix are optional, as are the new lines. Equally valid (but harder to read) is:

A + [1  0  0][0  1  0][0  0  1]