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Formulae

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 is achieved by the following fragment of

      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.


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