User Guide

MathType User Manual
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4
2
bb a
x
a
− ± −
=
c
c
the discriminant
b is the most important term
2
4a−
The steps are as follows:
1. Type In the quadratic formula in your text editor.
2. Run MathType by choosing it from your Start menu.
3. From MathType’s Preferences menu, choose Translators. In the dialog that
appears, set the options as shown below, and then choose OK.
4. Create the quadratic formula in MathType.
5. From MathType’s Edit menu, choose Select All and then Copy.
6. Switch back to your text editor, and choose Paste. This will insert the
following text into your document:
\[
x = \frac{{ - b\pm \sqrt {b^{2} - 4ac} }}{{2a}}
\]
If you are familiar with
A
T
E
X
L
, you will recognize this as the
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E
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source code
for the quadratic formula.
7. Continue typing the discriminant, and then switch back to MathType.
8. Create the discriminant term .
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4ba− c
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