Where Can I Find Help for Posting Equations on Forums?

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Posting equations on forums typically requires the use of LaTeX formatting, as many platforms support it for mathematical expressions. Users can start and end their equations with [tex] and [/tex] tags, respectively, to ensure proper rendering. For specific equations, examining existing posts can provide useful examples. Basic commands include using the backslash (\) for symbols like \pi and for creating fractions with \frac{numerator}{denominator}. Understanding grouping with curly braces ({}) is also essential for accurate formatting.
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Where can i find help on posting messages whit equations? I don't want a LaTeX tutorial, just help me posting equations on this forums. Thanks.
 
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I wouldn´t know of any other method than using ASCII or TeX.
 
mprm86 said:
Where can i find help on posting messages whit equations? I don't want a LaTeX tutorial, just help me posting equations on this forums. Thanks.
what you are asking is nearly impossible. Since the forums use LaTex for equations you will have to have some kind of tutorial in LaTex. See this thread for the quick tutorial. You can also click on a thread to get a pop up window with the text entered to create that equation.
 
basically the easiest thing you need to know is just add [ tex] (without space) at the start and end the statement with a [/ tex] without the space.

For the specifics for a particular equation just look at someone elses work

here are some basic though

the \ tell whatever is after it to be trasnlated into a something for example
\pi
\pi

it is also how you do fractions
\frac{4x}{2x}

\frac{4x}{2x}=2

the final thing is the { } which are used for grouping so

5^{3x}
5^{3x}
instead of
5^3x
5^3x
 
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