# Can somebody tell me why this command doesn't work?

$\frac{1-(-$\frac{1}{2}^t$) }{$\frac{3}{2}$}$


For some reason it gives me an error, something about a Missing \endgroup, be warned I'm new to Latex.

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You are using mathmode within mathmode: $\frac{1-(-\frac{1}{2}^t)}{\frac{3}{2}}$ is better – azetina Nov 1 '13 at 23:36
TeX doesn't really enjoy when you tell it to enter math mode once it's already in math mode. So just drop the internal math mode switches. – Werner Nov 1 '13 at 23:36
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You are using too many $ and hence forcing tex to enter math mode when it is already in math mode. Hence remove all internal $. Also the super script t should go outside the parenthesis. Assuming that you are in display mode, I have added \displaystyle. If not, remove it and also \big.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\begin{document}
$\displaystyle \frac{1-\big(-\frac{1}{2}\big)^t}{\frac{3}{2}}$
\end{document}


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Remove inner $. $\frac{1-(-\frac{1}{2}^t)}{\frac{3}{2}}$ should do the trick. The following is just a suggestion: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document}$\dfrac{1-\left(-\frac{1}{2}^t\right)}{\frac{3}{2}}\$
\end{document}


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