What is the LaTeX code for large brackets and parentheses?

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What is the latex code used in this forum of large bracket (and parenthesis) and subscript and superscript?

For example, the below parenthesis is too small:

##(x1 + \frac{1}{\frac{1}{x1}})##
 
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askor said:
What is the latex code used in this forum of large bracket (and parenthesis) and subscript and superscript?

For example, the below parenthesis is too small:

##(x1 + \frac{1}{\frac{1}{x1}})##
\left( x_1 +\dfrac{1}{\frac{1}{x_{1}}} \right)

##\left( x_1 +\dfrac{1}{\frac{1}{x_{1}}} \right)##
 
What about the large bracket?

What is the latex code of large bracket?
 
askor said:
What about the large bracket?

What is the latex code of large bracket?
Use "\left( ... \right)" for large parentheses, "\left[ ... \right]" for large square brackets, "\left\{ ... \right\}" for large curly brackets, "\left. F(x) \right|_a^b" if you want
$$\left. F(x) \right|_a^b $$

The left and right objects need not match, but every "\left" command must be followed by a "\right" command, possibly for a blank symbol, like this: "\left( ... \right." The commands "\left. " and "\right." insert blank symbols, as in (1) above. Note that those are "\left_dot = \left.", not "\left_blank_space = \left ".

The size of the brackets are automatically adjusted to match the contents of the brackets.
 
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