Math Symbols: Additions, Subtractions & Brackets

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[tex]\begin{array}{cc}<br /> \text{\boxed{text}} & \boxed{text} \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{\overbrace{x + y}^{3}} & \overbrace{x + y}^3 \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{\underbrace{x+y}_{5}} & \underbrace{x+y}_5 \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{{9\choose3}} & {9\choose3} \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{\binom{9}{3}} & \binom{9}{3} \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{\rlap{////}3a^2b} & \rlap{////}3a^2b \\<br /> <br /> \end{array}[/tex]
 
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[tex]\begin{array}{cc}<br /> \text{\boxed{text}} & \boxed{text} \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{\overbrace{x + y}^{3}} & \overbrace{x + y}^3 \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{\underbrace{x+y}_{5}} & \underbrace{x+y}_5 \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{{9\choose3}} & {9\choose3} \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{\binom{9}{3}} & \binom{9}{3} \\ \\<br /> <br /> \text{\rlap{////}3a^2b} & \rlap{////}3a^2b \\<br /> <br /> \end{array}[/tex]

Wikipedia has a great list of latex code. It isn't extensive but it has many good ones
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Displaying_a_formula
 
nice list i like them