How to make an adjusting height integral sign

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the formatting of integral signs in LaTeX, specifically how to adjust the height of an integral sign when it includes a fraction. Participants explore various methods and clarify the limitations of certain commands.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes that the integral command does not work with the \left delimiter, suggesting that it exists in two sizes based on whether the equation is displayed or inline.
  • Another participant expresses the need to adjust the integral sign's size due to the presence of a fraction inside it.
  • A suggestion is made to use the package bigints or to utilize display style for better formatting.
  • One participant mentions a difficulty in finding an examples page on the forum's site related to LaTeX formatting for integrals.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present various methods and suggestions, but there is no consensus on the best approach to achieve the desired formatting of the integral sign.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of clarity on specific LaTeX commands and their interactions with different styles, as well as the unresolved issue of finding the examples page.

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$$\left \int \frac{dy}{y^{1/3}} \right.$$
Doesn't work.
There also was an examples page in your site, i don't find it
 
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\int is not a delimiter, so it doesn't work with \left. It normally exists in two sizes, depending on whether the equation is displayed or inline. Why do you want to tweak its size?
 
Because there's a fraction inside, but thanks for the answer
 

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