Math Typesetting for the Internet

Math Notation with ASCII:
Examples

Guidelines for ASCII Math Notation

The Usual Way:
As ASCII:

 

  Sqrt(2)
  -------  or   sqrt(2)/2
     2



       2
  (pi)r   or  (pi)r^2  or  pi*r^2



  x <= 0



  x --> infinity  or   x --> infty



   /  A+X     B+Y  \
  (  ----- , -----  )  or  ((A+X)/2 , (B+Y)/2)
   \   2       2   /



   s-1  n
   Sum ( )  or  sum_{k=0}^{s-1} {n choose k}
   k=0  k



   INT[(4-x^2)dx] from -2 to +2

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