LaTeX Latex Paragraph Spacing: What Command To Use?

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The discussion centers on the challenges of creating space between paragraphs in LaTeX with the latest MathJax version, which currently does not support line breaks within the LaTeX environment. Users have noted that traditional methods for adding space, such as using specific commands or hitting "Enter," are ineffective. A workaround mentioned is to use the command \displaylines{x = a + b \\ y = b + c}, which successfully creates line breaks. It is also highlighted that this issue has been acknowledged in a GitHub thread, indicating that a fix for line breaks in MathJax v3 is not expected until next year.
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Perhaps up to a year ago, I used to be able to get a space between paragraphs with #" "# "\ "\ "#" "#". That no longer works with the latest Latex version. What command can I use to get a space between paragraphs?
 
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It seems to ignore all line breaks within the LaTeX environment. You can end the LaTeX environment, add normal line breaks and begin a new LaTeX formula.
$$a=b$$
$$c=d$$
 
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Wrichik Basu said:
It seems that v3 of MathJax hasn't implemented line breaks yet. See this issue: https://github.com/mathjax/MathJax/issues/2312

And it seems that this will not be fixed before next year: see this comment from the above issue.
A comment from the same person there suggested that using
\displaylines{x = a + b \\\ y = b + c} would work ##-##
$$\displaylines{x = a + b \\ y = b + c}$$ ##-## apparently it does.
 
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mfb said:
It seems to ignore all line breaks within the LaTeX environment. You can end the LaTeX environment, add normal line breaks and begin a new LaTeX formula.
$$a=b$$
$$c=d$$
Thanks. This is what I needed. Hitting the "Enter" button a couple of times works. :)
 
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