Help:Math

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Math formulas can be displayed on articles using the <math> tag.

For the technically inclined, MediaWiki (which is used by Fandom wikis) uses a subset of AMS-LaTeX markup, a superset of LaTeX markup which is in turn a superset of TeX markup, for mathematical formulas.

Step by step

1. Open source editing mode for an article.
2. Write your math code in the following format: <math>math to be displayed</math>.
3. For example, the equation '3 x 2 = 6' can be displayed using:
   1. <math>{3 ~ \times ~ 2 ~ = ~ 6}</math>
4. Which generates this:
   1. ${3~\times ~2~=~6}$
5. In-line formulas require display="inline" attribute:
   1. <math display="inline">V = \frac{4}{3}\pi R^3</math>
6. Which can be used to generate this:
   1. The volume of a sphere is ${\textstyle V={\frac {4}{3}}\pi R^{3}}$.
7. Regular text can be added to a math formula like so:
   1. <math display="inline">\rho_{\text{Air}} = 1.225~\text{kg/m}^3</math>
8. Which will render like this:
   1. ${\textstyle \rho _{\text{Air}}=1.225~{\text{kg/m}}^{3}}$
9. For details on how to write the math formulas themselves, see Help:Displaying a formula, on Wikipedia.

Notes

• Large formulas may become wider than the maximum page width. Consider breaking them into multiple lines when possible.
  • Another solution is to place the formula inside a simple div with "overflow-x:scroll" set, so that a scrollbar show up. For example:

<div style="overflow-x:scroll;">
<math> ... </math>
</div>

• In-line formulas can have poor vertical alignment relative to the rest of the text. A work-around is described on Wikipedia.

See also

• Help on editing
• Help on tables
• Wikipedia's math documentation

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