Questions tagged [root]
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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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Unable to write nth root [duplicate]
I would like to write the nth root, it's fairly simple as
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{equation}
a = \sqrt[n]{b}
\end{equation}
but I get the output as
Can anybody help me with this.
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TeXLive no longer find path
All of a sudden my TeXLive is no longer find any path; it was working fine. Now, it gives me when I compile any latex file:
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt latex.fmt
/usr/local/texlive/2018/bin/x86_64-...
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How to typeset nested radical/root expressions?
I'm writing my own math expression typesetting engine. I want to learn how to best typeset radical expressions. The choices actually apply to all radical expressions, however, nested radical ...
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yhmath impact on radical symbols and delimiters
In November 2014 I had an issue with this code and yhmath package:
\sqrt{n+\sqrt{(n-1)+\sqrt{(n-2)+\dotsb+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{1}}}}}
Depending on whether that package was being used or not (and AMS-...
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Calculate a coordinate
I could calculate the coordinate, sure but I want Latex to do it.
But it gives many errors and a wrong coordinate pC', (pC is correct), what do I forget?
\documentclass[aspectratio=169]{beamer} ...
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Magic comment to specify root document in plain MikTeX [closed]
I'm aware that some LaTeX editors provide some "magic comments" to indentify the root document from within a child file \inlude{}-ed in the root.
Examples are the % !TEX root = <rootfile> ...
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root index crossed by root sign [at a very large font size]
I came across with a problem when calling the yhmath package in a 17pt-letter-size document of the extarticle document class.
The index is crossed by the line of the very sign of the root.
It's ...
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Texmfhome on windows : main directory grouping macros, biblatex files
I want to specify a directory for all my macros and biblatex so that i avoid to copy and paste between folders for my editing.
I heard about Texmfhome but it is on Linux, so how can i configure it ...
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Error in loading ROOT output graph in LaTex file
I was trying to insert the graph created using ROOT in my LaTex file as per this webpage . It tells to save the ROOT output graph in tex and then embed it in the LaTex File. But when I am trying to ...
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How to create a "my TeX folder" with MiKTeX 2.9 on Windows 10
I was finding that for several days there and on lots of other forum but nothing specific for my problem. Could anyone here advice me how to crate my TeX folder for store my styles and templates there?...
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Why doesn't TeX interpolate between root glyphs of different sizes?
I rendered
using the following code:
$ \sqrt{x} \sqrt{y} \sqrt{x^2} \sqrt{\frac{x}{y}} $
I find the difference in the gap above the x and y to be super annoying. It would be nice if there was ...
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Table format and rooted fraction
I'm having two independent problems while creating a table.
First, how can I center a column's top row (column's name) but keep the text of the following rows left justified?
My second problem is ...
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Can't find .bib-file in created root using MiKTeX
I'm using MiKTeX 2.9 installed on drive C:\. (win7-64bit)
In MiKTeX options menu I added a new root under E:\drive\latexfiles\
This folder looks like
/bibtex
../bib
../../misc
../bst
../.....
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How to compile from a subchapter or how to set root file?
I have a document structure with subfiles/subchapters. Until now, I worked with TexMaker and TexLive on Windows and with the following line in every subfile, everything just worked great.
%!TEX root = ...
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Center root of forest tree
In an assignment for school I require making a lot of trees and large ones too. I searched for some methods and stumbled upon the package forest which has helped me a lot. I'm almost done but couldn't ...
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What is a LaTeX root document?
I am using Kile on the system Ubuntu11.04 (and also a Kile user on Kubuntu 14.04). Whenever I am compiling a tex file with kile, it shows a message below:
I have a book document with a Master.tex ...
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