For a test, I need to edit and correct the following equation, which I understand to contain several syntax errors.
5\square{3X}+2X**2-\frac{3X/2}*
Unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with LaTeX syntax.
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For a test, I need to edit and correct the following equation, which I understand to contain several syntax errors.
5\square{3X}+2X**2-\frac{3X/2}*
Unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with LaTeX syntax.
Best Answer
Thanks for clarifying your (typesetting) objective.
I spottted (at least) six [6!!] mistakes in the code fragment you posted:
The macro
\square
is non-standard. Instead of\square{...}
, just write(...)^2
.Use of
{
and}
to denote the scope of the squaring operations. Use(
and)
instead.Use of
**
instead of^
to denote exponentiation.The
\frac
macro takes two arguments, not one. Thus, don't write\frac{3X/2}
. Instead, write\frac{3X}{2}
.The final
*
(asterisk) symbol seems entirely misplaced.Last but not least, one needs to initiate and terminate math mode explicitily, e.g., via
$
directives.With some misgivings -- after all, still further errors might be lurking somewhere -- I'd write
Maybe, just maybe, the
\square
macro was defined via an instruction such as\newcommand\square[1]{(#1)^2}
. If that's the case -- you better verify that it is -- you could writeHowever, I can't see the point of bothering defining a macro called
\square
.