Latex Coding: How to Include Paragraphs Neatly

[rocomath]

how can i include paragraphs into my latex-coding w/o it looking ugly or me having to use dashed-lines to separate words

$$for example, this looks ugly!$$

 

[robphy]

how can i include paragraphs into my latex-coding w/o it looking ugly or me having to use dashed-lines to separate words

$$for example, this looks ugly!$$

\mbox
$$\mbox{for example, this looks better!}$$or escape out of math mode(?)
with \] and \[
$$\] for example, this looks better! \[$$

 

[rocomath]

ah i love you! :D i have the latex pdf but it wasn't that clear about \mbox, sweet!

EDIT:

$$\mbox{Block A weighs 1.20N and block B weighs 3.60N. The coefficient of kinetic friction between all surfaces is 0.300N. Find the magnitude of the horizontal force F necessary to drag block B to the left at constant speed if A rests on B and moves with it in the 1st picture and if A is held at rest in the 2nd picture.}$$

sigh :( is there one that allows me to type in more?

i'd like to fit this paragraph

Block A weighs 1.20N and block B weighs 3.60N. The coefficient of kinetic friction between all surfaces is 0.300N. Find the magnitude of the horizontal force F necessary to drag block B to the left at constant speed if A rests on B and moves with it in the 1st picture and if A is held at rest in the 2nd picture.

 

[robphy]

$$\]Block A weighs 1.20N and block B weighs 3.60N. The coefficient of kinetic friction between all surfaces is 0.300N. Find the magnitude of the horizontal force F necessary to drag block B to the left at constant speed if A rests on B and moves with it in the 1st picture and if A is held at rest in the 2nd picture. \[$$

 

[robphy]

$$\begin{minipage}{3in}\bf\color{red} Block A weighs 1.20N and block B weighs 3.60N. The coefficient of kinetic friction between all surfaces is 0.300N. Find the magnitude of the horizontal force F necessary to drag block B to the left at constant speed if A rests on B and moves with it in the 1st picture and if A is held at rest in the 2nd picture. \end{minipage}$$

 

[rocomath]

lol i can barely make the 2nd method work

i keep getting this annoying (0), argh!

http://www.mathlinks.ro/weblog_entry.php?t=171422

maybe it's diff. over there

 

[rs1n]

lol i can barely make the 2nd method work

i keep getting this annoying (0), argh!

http://www.mathlinks.ro/weblog_entry.php?t=171422

maybe it's diff. over there

What exactly are you trying to accomplish? If you wish to add text inside formulas, you can do something like this:

\[ \mu_k N - F = 0 \text{ where } N = w_A + w_B \]

If you wish to have math within a paragraph, then you could do something like this:

First, set $\mu_k N - F = 0$, and then substitute $N= w_A + w_B$.