Questions tagged [mathematics]
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Cross Multiplication
I am trying to achieve something similar to this:
My first idea was to use nodes inside tikzpicture, so I came up with this:
First Example
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\...
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n-base fractional to decimal calculations in LaTeX
How can I visualise the the conversion of binary floating number or any other base to decimal number in LaTeX?
Example scenario: 11.101 = 2^1 + 2^0 + 2^-1 + 2^-3
However, I would like to visualise ...
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Spacing in “$d=2$-dimensional”
What is the correct spacing if I want to write phrases like "d=3-dimensional".
If I just write $d=1$-dimensional, the spacing around the equal-sign seems to be way too wide for me?
(Maybe also the ...
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programmatically drawing sinusoids with tikz
Here's eight full oscillations of a sine wave:
Here's the code:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[gray!20] (0,-2) grid (32,2); %...
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Drawing an accurate guitar fretboard with TikZ
This is kind of a fun one.
dist( x ) = s / ( 2 ^ ( x / d ) )
Such that:
x = number of the fret being evaluated (let's say {0,...,24} so it's exactly 2 full octaves).
s = scale length (...
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Stylized punctuation marks for mathematical formulas
I'm looking for a a set of stylized punctuation marks for use in mathematical formulas. Package stix has a symbol \typecolon that looks like this This is just the kind of thing I am looking for, but ...
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Scan software which converts TeX-written mathematical documents into TeX-files [duplicate]
Is there such a software, which can convert TeX-written documents, that include mathematical equations, into TeX-files?
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Transforming a statement into a mathematical expression
Is there a way, where I could automatically transform a string (using a command) like:
(1/SF) * (MDD\_a) * (1/LDD\_b) * (MBS\_b) * (1/SSA\_ab)
into a mathematical expression like:
$(\frac{1}{SF}) * ...
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Placing `\sim` above `\to`, with correct spacing
In an answer to a previous question, it is explained that
\xrightarrow{\sim}
will produce an arrow pointed to the right with the \sim symbol above it (e.g., to indicate that a map is an isomorphism)....
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(easy?) Matrix with wide blocks
I'd like to create a matrix like this:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$$ \begin{bmatrix}
a & b' \\
b & D
\end{bmatrix} $$
\end{document}
but I'd like ...
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Superscripts on a `\widetilde`
Consider the following:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\[
KO^n(X), \widetilde{KO}^n(X).
\]
\end{document}
The superscript appears too high in the second one. Ideally, I'd have the n ...
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Adding spacing in mathtools' `set` command
In the mathtools documentation, page 27, a command \Set* (along with \Set) is defined to stretch according to the large input inside:
\providecommand\given{}
\newcommand\SetSymbol[1][]{
\...
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Why is there a trace line in this tikz graph?
I am trying to generate a shaded area between three curves: two are
y=±√x and third one is y=5.
\documentclass[10pt,multi=False,border=5pt,tikz,class=scrartcl]{standalone}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\...
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math in MS Calibri
I have to typeset a document in Calibri upright letters. There is a problem with mathematics: When I typeset the following minimal-example, letters are right Calibri, but numbers are italic by default....
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Complex Mathematical equation?
How do I write the below mathematical equations? I am Newbie to this Latex world. please help me
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Graphing truncated Fourier transform
I need to graph the following three figures that represent the truncated Fourier series.
I really have no idea how to graph them. Can anyone help me please?
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Entering formula into Latex - urgent issue
Good evening everyone,
would anyone please help me out with transferring this screenshot into LaTex? It would be optimal, to have the equation in the same line. I have to hand it in within the next ...
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mathematics beamer problem
I removed slides that worked, checked that they compiled properly and include here all the slides that didn't work (checked individually as well).
\documentclass[17pt]{beamer}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\...
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Which of the \dots_ variants go with \times?
Assume you write stuff such as
f\colon A_1 \times \dots \times A_n \to A_{n+1}
which declares a function f taking n arguments of types A_1 till A_n, respectively, and returning a single value of ...
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Is there a difference between absolute and OR (logic) symbols?
I'm converting a document to LaTeX for a friend and it has the following equation:
I've asked him if it's correct and he says it is (I'm not an engineer/mathematician). The author is good at what he ...
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How to use URW-Arial font in pdflatex for both text and Mathematics
I want to use urw-arial fonts for mathemtical text also. For text, I can do something like
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{uarial}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
from one of the ...
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tikz mathematics: matrices and operations with them
This code draws a certain plot:
\documentclass{minimal} ...
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Svg output for Mathematics using htlatex or tex4ht
A LaTeX document is to be converted to html using tex4ht or htlatex. If the .cfg file is included with
\Configure{html}{xml}
\Preamble{xhtml}
or
\Configure{html}{xml}
\Preamble{xhtml,png}
The ...
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ConTeXt: bad spacing when a formula environment is placed within a TEXpage environment [closed]
I’m working on a project that requires intensive use of mathematics environments and TEXpage environments. I noticed that bad spacings appear when a formula environment is placed within a TEXpage ...
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How to include inclusion/subgroup relationship in tikz-cd diagram
I want to make a tikz-cd diagram (for simplicity, let's just make it one vertical arrow, though I actually am working with a square) which also says that some objects are subsets of other sets, or ...
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Yet another ! Missing $ error [duplicate]
I want to convert a mathematics document to pdf, but I am getting missing $ errors.
Here is my code:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
1. All prime numbers are odd
Universal Statement:
For ...
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Writing chemical and mathematical equations
I am a newbie in the writing of mathematical and chemistry formulas in latex.
The image produced with the code below is:
Questions
Is align a good environment for those cases?
Is it possible to ...
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Avoid displayed formulas at the top of pages in ConTeXt
I want to avoid displayed formulas at the top of pages in ConTeXt (in fact, my big document has several displayed formulas on top of pages), and I have read this answer on the subject.
Thus, I played ...
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How to format a table inside a Matrix special?
I hope I could find a solution to make something similar to this:
I couldn't add D=\left( and \right) to this table:
\begin{table}[h]
\centering
\caption{Data matrix format}
\label{my-label}
\begin{...
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Math book: how to write Exercise and Answers
EDIT
within \documentclass[12pt]{book}I want to create chapter-wise exercises and put all the solutions (with or without hints) at the end of the book.
I want to do this in simple and non-tedious ...
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Alternative to \asteraccent
\asteraccent is great. It allows me to put an asterisk above a symbol (see here)
But, it requires me to use the following package
\usepackage{unicode-math}
which gives me a terrible time to produce ...
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Problem with symbol in section [closed]
How to avoid the errors when we put a symbol mathematics in a section?
\section {Répartition des carrés dans $\mathbb{F}_{p}$}
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How to create a table of signs
I'm pretty new to TeX and LaTeX and to learn I'm trying to copy my handwritten notes from my notebook to a LaTeX document.
I feel like I'm starting to understand how LaTeX works, but I'm certainly not ...
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How would I underline an equation with a curly brace and an explanation? [duplicate]
How would I underline an equation with a curly brace and an explanation?, like I've pictured below?
I've tried to use the amsmath package, but the \underline directive does not produce the brace and ...
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How can siunitx be used with mathematics environment notation?
How can mathematics environment notation be used with units provided by siunitx? Let's way I want to have some code like the following:
\SI{10^{-28}}{m^{2}}
Is it possible to use this mathematics ...
