is particularly good for producing mathematical formulas,
using the math environment which is delimited by $
characters. Space limits all but a few basic examples.
This example of an inline formula was produced by
the following fragment of
:
This example of an inline formula: $\sqrt{x+y}$ was produced by
the following ...
While a formula displayed on a separate line, such as
While a formula displayed on a separate line, such as
\[ \sqrt{x+y} \]
is achieved by the following ...
The displaymath environment has the same
effect as the \[...\] delimiters.
Numbered equations are produced by the
equation environment
Formulas which are too long to fit on a single line are handled by the
eqnarray environment. See the manual for more details.