Math and Equations

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• How do I input a cube root?
• How do I add a graph to my answer?
• Is it possible to add strikeouts so we can visually show cancellation of like units in an equation?
• Math formatting "Pro Tips" edition: Adding color to your answers! - "?"
• Math formatting "Pro Tips" edition: Stacking characters! - "?"
• How do you graph two or more functions on the same graph with the graphing utility on Socratic.org?
• How to write squared or cube in socratic?
• I was trying to use the underbrace function; I'm sure that I've seen it used here but can't find an example. Does anybody know the form of this command? The actual brace itself shows up fine but I want descriptive text aligned under the brace.
• Math formatting "Pro Tips" edition: Definition by cases! - "?"
• How can I write braces / curly brackets like this? link: http://i59.tinypic.com/2q2etf6.png
• How can I write the symbol of ”combinations of #n# things taken #k# at a time”?
• How can I represent a system of many equations? Is it possible?
• Is there a program to plot and show 3-D graphs easily? I need to show vectors in the #xyz# space to my pupils and my drawings are terrible!!! Thanks.
• How can we write mathematical equation faster? As typing all the thing again and again takes in lot of time and there are so many questions i want to answer. any help will be appreciated.
• Math formatting "Pro Tips" edition: Using the cancel() and color() functions together! -"?"
• Useful to plot points on Socratic Graph?
• How can we graph the sawtooth function #x - floor(x)#?
• I create a lot of tables using matrix definition tools. Does anybody have a method of "bolding" titles within a matrix (or a better way to handle tables)? Here's an example: http://socratic.org/questions/what-are-the-kinds-of-inequalities-will-you-please
• Is there a way to put a plus minus sign in an answer?
• Is there a difference in appearance of subscripts in the sentences in the answer below?
• Could you add the except ('\') symbol for Math? Isn't it kinda needed for writing stuff like "all reals except for 0" (#RR#\#{0}#)?
• Question #2d1b5
• Math formatting "Pro tips" edition: Long division at long last! -"?"
• Does 3 underscore characters (in normal text) convert everything between it and the next set of 3 underscores to bold?
• Could someone show me how to write oxidation numbers above the element? I saw how Stefan V. did it, but I have forgotten how! Thanks in advance! :)
• Question #5e856
• How can I make the degree sign ? I can't find it on the signs>_<
• How do I incorporate mathematical symbols into my solutions / explanations ?
• How can I access graph package for illustrating solutions to questions?
• How can I include the words molecule and mole in an equation without looking like this #molecule# and #mole# ?
• Math formatting "Pro tips" edition: Boxing answers! - "?"
• How do I insert blank spaces in a line - so as to be able to make a comment at the side of the page about what has been done in a calculation?
• Is there a way to embed a double quotation mark inside a string?
• How can I write the reduced planck's constant in Socratic's math notation?
• How do I use the summation symbol? I want to use the summation symbol (capital Delta from i=-2 to 2) but I can't figure out how to get the 2 on top of the capital Delta.
• How do I indent when writing an answer?
• Does anyone else experience a "crash" of the Socratic answer if you include too many formulas or graphs?
• Question #a7863
• How do you input a fraction?
• Question #06dac
• How do I line up equations one below the other to show subtraction or addition?
• How I can introduce blanks in a mathematical formula?
• How to give symbol of modulus?
• Is there any way to view a formatted comment prior to posting it? It is possible to copy, delete, paste, and try to fix the formatting if it goes wrong, but "fixing the formatting is not trivial.
• How do you write a faction on Socratic?
• Is there any provision to write along two parallel columns? Generally when we compare two things, a need may arise.
• Writing rational exponents?
• Would it be possible to have arrows used in chemical equations that would indicate heat, or the use of a catalyst? Maybe someone else can request others.
• How would you write Sc 45/21 in an answer on Socratic?
• How do I shade in a graph using Socratic's graph function?
• Is there a way to write the symbol for a real number (the capital R with two vertical lines) on Socratic?
• How can I write tables on Socratic?
• How do I make sideways brackets in Socratic?
• Question #0e303
• Can bold characters be embedded within maths text, for use with vectors and matrices etc?
• Math formatting "Pro tips" edition: Fonts for math text! - "?"
• Link Owl - Can I stop it linking certain words ?
• Is there some way to use two (or more) underbraced expressions on the same line?
• Is there any way to have a "tall bar" with upper and lower limit values, such as used after integrations?
• Struggling to get degrees C to format correctly. I thought Stefan V. said to do #^@C# but it never seems to work. It gives me this: #^@C# Where am I going wrong?
• How do you write "n choose k" using the math formatting on Socratic?
• Is there a way to write absolute value bars when asking a question? I looked through the list of symbols given on the website, but I didn't see anything.
• I understand the argument for it, but the subscript ‘total’, ‘net’ etc. are very common in Physics and all of them are locked to produce algebraic symbols. Rather irritating. Is there a solution?
• I have noticed a bug formatting equations and was wondering if someone could help?
• How do I make a hashtag character appear as a hashtag character in a Comment (or anywhere else I assume)?
• How to place a normalization coefficient at the start of a function with bra-ket notation?
• How do I graph straight lines in Socratic?
• Is there any way to get the U+225F ≟ questioned equals sign in math formatting?
• Is there a way in the markup language to add a line break or start a new paragraph?
• What is the MathJax coding system that Socratic Uses?
• LaTeX/MathJax: How to format in biography and/or comments?
• Is there a way in Maths formatting of circling a number?
• Would it be possible for Socratic to support LaTeX in addition to the math formatter that is already included?
• Minor point, but any thoughts on why the following inconsistency?