Math Guide

Figure 6: Right-click (context) menu
Markup
You can type the markup directly in the equation editor. For example,
you can type 5 times 4 to obtain
5×4
. If you know the markup, this
can be the fastest way to enter a formula.
Tip
The formula markup resembles the way the formula reads in
English.
Below is a short list of common equations and their corresponding
markup.
Display Command Display Command
a=b
a = b

a
sqrt {a}
a
2
a^2
a
n
a_n
∫
f xdx
int f(x) dx
∑
a
n
sum a_n
a≤b
a <= b
∞
infinity
a×b
a times b
x⋅y
x cdot y
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