Sep 27, 2013 · with \frac: the actual context implies the decision above For example, if you have a complicated mathematical expression in the middle of some array environment (which, by default, …

This question explains the difference between \\over and \\frac and it seems as though the most experienced members unanimously agree that \\over is inferior (if not something to be outright …

It is nearly always best to use the slashed form for fractions in the text: \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \( x_F \equiv p_z^{}/p^{\mathrm{MAX}}_z = p_z/(\sqrt{s}/2) = 2p_z/\sqrt s \) …

With amsmath or mathtools you can write dfrac instead of frac, but since dfrac is used for inline fractions, it won't change anything for you in math environments. My workaround is using …

Dec 8, 2016 · When should I use \\tfrac in formulas? I normally use it in power series, but are there other cases where it looks better with \\tfrac instead of a full size fraction? Are there any general rules I can

Jun 23, 2023 · Then what does $\frac {3} {4}$ of the cake mean? Or is it just a shorthand way of writing (where the denominator is the number of equal parts into which something is divided and the …

The command \over is a so-called "primitive" command that's available in Plain TeX and in LaTeX. \frac is a LaTeX-only command that builds on the \over macro to provide something that's much less likely …

So $\sqrt {1+x^2}=\frac {1} {2}\left (t+\frac {1} {t}\right)$. That was the whole point of the substitution, it is a rationalizing substitution that makes the square root simple.

Apr 22, 2016 · However, I'm using a seperate cogeditor to prepare the code and it's fighting me on \frac. It's confusing me, because it literally runs fine later in the code, but the first time it's used it fights me.

Should one use \frac or /? If you think that / should be used, at what point is the fraction "large enough" that one should switch to using \frac? Fractions in subscript and superscript (e.g. exponents). …