Questions tagged [fractions]
This tag is for questions regarding the display of fractions and related problems.
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Why is latex typesetting my fractions with so much vertical space?
I am using the normal \frac in display mode (\begin{equation}). This happens whether I'm using align, or double $, or whatever else.
This looks weird, right? Especially the numerator being so far away ...
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Increasing vertical distance above and below the fraction line
How can I increase the vertical distance above and below the fraction line (see the screenshot below)? Note, that I used \displaystyle for this term.
See my code here:
\documentclass{article}
\...
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Integral symbol in the denominator with standard size
How can I display the integral symbol in the denominator with the standard size. See the screenshot below.
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How can I add limits in the fraction? [duplicate]
I can't seem to add limits in fractions. I tried \[ \frac{\lim_ {x \to a}[f(x)]} {{\lim_ {x \to a} [g(x)]}} \]
But it just doesn't want to do it. Can someone help me?
Thank you in advance.
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Can't make this fraction
I want to create a formula for summing an arithmetic sequence in which the first term is 'a1' and the nth term is 'an' through the following formula.
${{S_n}}$ = \frac{n(${{a_1}}$+${{a_n}}$)}{2}
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Is \inferrule* inside gather* not centered?
Feeding
\documentclass{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{mathpartir}% version 1.3.2 or 1.4.0
\begin{document}
\begin{gather*}
\inferrule*[left=M,right=M]{premises}{...
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LaTeX Squeezes Notation in `\frac{}{}` Environment [duplicate]
I have to write an expression of the form
\frac{1}{E_{s}^{x}}
However, the term is squeezed by TeX in the denominator (the x does not have the same height as if I did not use a fraction). Here the ...
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Multiply a fraction
It is necessary to multiply the fraction in accordance with the figure.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel} % локализация и ...
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Error when using \begin{split} and \end{split} to align equation
The following code gives me exactly what I need as displayed in the image. It's however displaying error messages when I run. How do I get rid of the errors displayed. Below is the code and equation.
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How do you properly print a fraction number with unit in siunitx? [duplicate]
I was basically trying to replicate the answer to this question: Print \frac{4}{3} m/s using the SI unit package
In doing so, I hope to achieve a proper output of minus one third (as a fraction) the ...
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Display fractions in normal fonts with subscripts attached to the terms
I would be grateful if someone could help me write a fraction in normal text with subscripts attached.
This is the latex code I wrote
\begin{equation}
v= \frac{ \triangle \text{Z} }{ \text{a\...
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Fraction in a table
I have this table which has a fraction in it. I don't like how it looks small and variables don't look clear. Is there a way to fix this or increase the size of the fraction or something? Thank you!!
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LaTeX table/tabular and math/maths mode, insufficient vertical distance between square root symbol and the top edge
Got a problem with the square root sign inside a table: SEE THE COMMENTED PART
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{indentfirst}
\usepackage[left=1.2in,right=1.2in,top=...
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Extra space between fractions
I have heavy fractions in my LaTeX equations.
When there are 2 or more consecutive fractions in a row (i.e. I evaluate a product), they are too close to each other.
Is there any way to add an extra ...
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handling whitespace in denominator of complex fraction
I have a paper where I need to format a series of ugly 'fraction expressions' -- ugly because the term in the numerator is (often) a complex sum or series, and in order to get it to `fit', I usually ...
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How to create a backslash fraction using sfrac
I tried to create a backslash fraction using sfrac, but the output looks like this:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xfrac}
\begin{document}
$ \sfrac{A}[\backslash]{B} $
\end{document}
Any ...
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How to indent each line after a fraction in a single expression?
How can I format the fractions to appear underneath like so in both images. For the second image the plus should not be under the expression above it.
Here is my code for the second image:
\...
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How can I display very large fractions nicely?
I want to replicate the following fraction:
However, I don't know, how I can get this nice diagonal fraction line. The nicefrac package did not display it like I would like to.
So far I used
\frac{dN}...
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Aligning fractions with an alignment tab
I don't know whether this is really a good idea or not, but I'm wondering if it's possible to implement a version of \frac where the numerator and denominator can be aligned at an alignment tab (&)...
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How to make long equation inside fraction optimized for mobile view?
I'm actually using mathjax when coding, but it's quite similar to latex.
When calculating standard deviation, I am using this line of code:
$$\sqrt{\frac{( (2-6.125)^2 + (4-6.125)^2 + (4-6.125)^2 + (5-...
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Minus sign not aligning with fraction
When I use subscripts and superscript with \frac the numerator and denominator looks very tight,
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{mathtools,amssymb}
\begin{document}
\[e^{-\frac{(x-\...
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How to manage tables with many fractions, where I like to give some sufficient spacing for the numerators?
I am working on a table with a lot of formulas (Laplace Transforms of various functions). Using a standard command (\[2mm]), I am able to generate spacings for the denominators. But the numerators ...
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Fraction bar not showing with custom math font
I'm using unicode-math package to change my math font. Initially the fractions weren't rentering correctly but now I've got almost everything to look good with some adjustments using \fontdimen but ...
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How do I write "text as fractions" without moving to the next line in the O/P?
I used this command to get (a+b+c)/2
x=\[\frac{\textrm{a+b+c}}{2}\]
However, the output has shifted it to the next line, as shown
Is there a way I can have this in-line with the text?
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Strikeout in fraction equation [duplicate]
I am having trouble getting the strikeout to work in this equation. I'd appreciate your help.
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How show rational simplification?
I need to show the path to simplify fractions, i.e., through their common divisors, so that show the first simplifications. For example:
18/6
I'd want to show some like this:
\frac{\cancel{18}^9}{\...
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How do you make the text fit in the fraction?
How do you fit the text in a fraction? I am trying to fit a text equation inside a colored box:
\documentclass[11pt,twoside, a4paper]{report}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{TeX Gyre Schola}
\...
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Operation with continued fraction
Using this code
b\cdot[0;a_1,a_2,a_3,\cdots]=\cfrac{b}{a_1+\cfrac{1}{a_2+\cfrac{1}{a_3+\cdots}}}=
\cfrac{1}{\cfrac{1}{b} \left[a_1+\cfrac{1}{a_2+\cfrac{1}{a_3+\cdots}} \right ]}
to represent an ...
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uncommon form of continued-fraction expression
I have a copy of the text from the book to do. But I have been working in latex for a month and I have a problem with remaking these continued fractions.
My code is looking like this:
\[
\frac{n_{0}}{...
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How do I make the fraction look more presentable and not so small? [duplicate]
\begin{align*}
\dv[2]{SA}{r} &=\frac{{\left({\pi^{2}r^{10}+9V^{2}r^{4}}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}(12\pi^{2}r^{5})
-\left({\frac{2\pi^{2}r^{6}-9V^{2}}{2\sqrt{\pi^{2}r^{10}+9V^{2}r^{4}}}}\right)}
\end{...
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How can I write the equation in LaTeX and I need the letter t ,r is tiny?
\begin{equation}
\Phi s=\frac{E{\tiny t} r(S,\overline S̄ )+Etrv(S,\overline S̄ )}{|S|(9 )}
\end{equation}
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Vertical spacing in text style fractions with Stix 2 fonts
I am using the Stix 2 fonts for some of my documents and am pretty happy with them except for one thing: I feel they place an excessive amount of vertical spacing around fraction lines in text style ...
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Align $\displaystyle\frac{dx(t)}{dt}$
In $\displaystyle\frac{dx(t)}{dt}$. Is it possible to align $dx(t)$ with $dt$? Well, as I write it, it looks wrong.
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Why do \left( \frac{a}{b} \right) and \left( \frac{b}{a} \right) have different sizes?
Interestingly enough, I found that
\left( \frac{a}{b} \right) and \left( \frac{b}{a} \right) have different sizes in Display Mode.
What caused them to have a different size?
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How to split and align equations in subequation mode with fractions
How to split this system of equations?
\begin{subequations}
\begin{align}
u_0&=\frac{c_{1,1} (c_{1,0}^4 (I_{0,1}-2 (I_{-1,0}-I_{-1,1}+I_{0,0}))+c_{1,0}^2 (c_{0,0}^2 (2 I_{-1,1}+I_{0,1})-c_{1,1}...
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How can I align the arrows in a fraction with the arrows of non-fraction equations?
I was wondering how to align the arrows \to and \xrightarrow in the numerator and denominator of the fraction with the arrows \xrightarrow of the other equations? Thanks.
\begin{align*}
\frac{ e \...
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Align fraction expanded parts
I want to make it easier to see how a fraction has been expanded. I used \hfill to separate the expanded parts, but the "1s" are not in the center anymore.
How can I achieve this?
&= \...
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New fraction line definition
1) How can we control the vertical alignment of this fraction line?
2) I'm also looking for a way to make the ends of the fraction line round.
I know doing these will cause problems. I'm just ...
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\frac not putting first input over the numerator under very weird conditions
I'm basically brand new to Latex, so maybe this has a really simple answer I'm not seeing, but I'm having a problem where \frac isn't putting my first input over the numerator but instead to the side ...
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Vertical spacing in fraction
How can I even out the spacing in these fraction?
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\[\frac{8}{4}\]
\end{document}
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How to arraystretch in LyX
When I make arrays with fractions in LyX, see picture attached happens, and I do not know how to fix it. For more info see minimal example.
Also, despite doing a minimal amount of searching and ...
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How to stretch arrays in LyX
When I make arrays in LyX with fractions they always come out overlapping with each other, so I decided to figure out how to prevent that. After some searching I figured out that the two ways is to ...
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How to align parentheses with splitfrac?
I am looking to create a fraction in which the numerator is split into two lines using the \splitfrac command. However, the denominator is short enough to not be split. All of this works well, except ...
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Fraction line with rounded corners
I want to make the rounded corners of the fraction line. Is it possible ?
Update:
Or you can add rounded corners to all parts of TeX.
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{graphicx}
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How do I prevent the numerator of my fractions not exceed the height of the summation signs?
I used the technique presented by @Qrrbrbirlbel at
making a big summation sign
to make my summation symbols big enough.
\documentclass[11pt,oneside,openany]{book}
\usepackage[a4paper, left=1.5cm, ...
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Thickness of the fraction line [duplicate]
I want to make this fraction line thicker:
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{tgheros}
\renewcommand\familydefault{\sfdefault}
\usepackage{mathastext}
%
\makeatletter
\mathchardef\standardplus=\...
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Lower indices in numerator of fractions
I was wondering if it was possible to lower the exponent on a variable in the numerator or a fraction (like the one in the image below) to make it consistent with the height of one in the denominator. ...
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How to get better spacing in numerator and denominator inside delimiters
A fraction like this
\frac{1}{\begin{vmatrix}
1 & 2 & 3\\
4 & 5 & 6\\
7 & 8 & 9
\end{vmatrix}}
is nicely rendered as
but when we enclose it in any kind of delimiters, LaTeX ...
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\frac with mathpazo: bar too close to denominator
In the following MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathpazo}
\begin{document}
$\frac{1}{2}$
\end{document}
the fraction bar is a little bit too close to the denominator, see the screenshot:
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How I can use cancel package? [closed]
\dfrac{\cancel{4} \times \cancel{5} \times \cancel{3}}{\cancel{2} \times \cancel{10}}
