Putting Brackets around fractions LATEX

[NoobixCube]

I can't seem to make the brackets cover the full fraction when stating a differential, namely

\begin{equation}
(\frac{df}{dt})
\end{equation}

Any tips?

 

[D H]

You need to tell LaTeX that those parentheses are around the fraction. One way is with the left and right macros:

\left(\frac{df}{dt}\right)

\left(\frac{df}{dt}\right)

 

[NoobixCube]

Thanks loads!
By the by, what do you mean by macros?

 

[D H]

All of those things preceded by a backslash in LaTeX are macros. LaTeX, unfortunately, is a macro language rather than a functional or procedural language. The term 'macro' goes back to the earliest days of computer programming. Some languages (e.g. C and C++) still provide a macro processing capability (#define in C/C++).

 

[NoobixCube]

Awesome thanks :)