Questions tagged [root]
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How to compact an expression in subscript vertically?
I thought LaTeX would figure out by default that it should adjust some settings for the base of the logarithm in $\log_{2\sqrt[6]x}{1994}$ but it doesn't. The root symbol is too tall and extends too ...
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cmd - T typesets chapter files instead of root file?
I'm currently working with a root file and many chapters in Texshop. The chapters are in a sub-folder 'chapter'. I read in this pdf that you can actually insert the magic command % !TEX root = ../...
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How to raise this power of the surd (fifth root)?
\[
\sqrt[5]{
\left[
\left(
\sqrt[3]{16+8\sqrt{5}} + \sqrt{6-2\sqrt{5}}
\right)^{ \sqrt[3]{16+8\sqrt{5}} - \sqrt{6-2\sqrt{5}} }
\right]^{\...
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Latex Workshop error: Cannot find LaTeX root file
I recently changed from Windows to Ubuntu because I'm learning to code. I used to write my class assignments in LaTeX using vscode and Latex Workshop. However, I've tried to set it up in Ubuntu and I'...
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Root symbol on newtxmath
I'm using the newtxmath package, but I don't like the symbol layout for the roots. I would like to go back to the root symbol of computer modern font.
any command line to do it, after \usepackage{...
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Magic comment root document \jobname
I want to use \jobname as input for a magic comment % !TeX root = \jobname.tex, but it doesn't work. There are two files, one *.tikz and one *.tex.
MWE Tex:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\...
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Square roots of different heights in the denominator
The square roots in the denominator have different heights and I'm not exactly sure why
\[\sqrt{x^{2}+ax}-\sqrt{x^{2}+bx} = \frac{a-b}{\sqrt{1+\frac{a}{x}\mathstrut} + \sqrt{1+\frac{b}{x}\mathstrut}}....
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How exactly are parentheses (and other special symbols) rendered in LaTeX? How do they relate to the font used in the document?
I am compiling this sample document:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\(\sqrt{\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)}\)
\(\int_{a}^{b} \sqrt{\left(\frac{2}{x^2}\right)} \,dx\)
\(\left(\frac{2}{\frac{2}{\...
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Roots and spacing: symmetrical brackets [closed]
I have this simple MWE,
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage[italian]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{mathtools,amssymb}
\usepackage{geometry}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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Strange overhangs in the roots between mtpro2 and newtxmath
Executing this MWE,
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{newtxtext,newtxmath}
\begin{document}
$\sqrt{2}$
\end{document}
with this output,
you can see an overhang, marked with a green ...
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Syntax for special looking (complex) root?
I am looking for the command/package that can produce the following root:
I have found something calling this a "complex" root - but nothing really more. Does anyone have some more ...
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Drawing shaded region above a shifted square root function
EDIT 1
I changed the code a bit. This code worked:
\addplot[name path=A,domain=-0.236:4.236, solid, blue] {sqrt(5-(x-2)^2)};
\addplot [name path=C, line width=0.05pt] coordinates { (-0.236,5) (4.236,...
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How to use long radicals to write nested roots?
Well, I understand that expressing something like this is much easier to achieve using exponents that are equally valid and mathematically correct. But while it's the most obvious solution, I'm ...
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table with a large root inside (trig mnemonics)
I'd like to reproduce the following trigonometry mnemonic table on LaTeX for my high school students. I tried a table within a table but the columns didn't align correctly, they were more cramped ...
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How to cancel the root but not the expression inside it?
I wanted to cancel the root of an expression like this
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{cancel}
\begin{document}
\[\cancel{\sqrt{\left(a+b+c+d+f+g+h+e\right)^{\cancel{2}}}}\]
\end{document}
I'm ...
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