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+118724 TitaniumRome,
MathsGod1 specifically requested that no one add irrelevant post to this thread. It is distracting and
posts like this one http://web2.0calc.com/questions/latex-form#r53 do not enhance learning.
MG, if you do not want irrelevant play posts in your thread then do not reply to them because that will encouraging them.
There are plenty of play threads here. If anyone wants to play that is where they need to be.
Badinage and Rosala, thank you, your posts would have helped MG a lot :)
Mathsgod1 sent me a private message with this comment:
For every thing (not numbers or letters) do you Have to start with \
e.g fraction
I shall try and explain.
\ indicates that a function is following. A function means that LaTex is required to do something different from just printing the letter or symbols that it sees.
The function indicator \ is followed by the function name like frac or sqrt
The function name is followed by the function arguments.
Some functions have no arguments like \ (a second one) which indicates a new line.
Some functions only have one arguement and they can just be written as is. eg \sqrt6
Most functions have more then one argument and to indicate this the arguments must be put into parentheses { } eg \sqrt{144}
I expect that you have probably understood by now what Badinage was telling you.
\sqrt144 will only put the sqrt sign over the 1 because that is the only argument.
\sqrt{144} will puut the sqrt sign over all of 144 because the parentheses indicate that all of 144 is the argument.
From there the argument idea just grows.
\frac must have two sets of arguements. eg \frac{1}{4} output is $$\frac{1}{4}$$
so does binomials combinations \binom{7}{3} $$$$ output is $$\binom{7}{3}$$
There, that should help a little more. I am very impressed with how fast you are learning this MG.
I only started learnig LaTex about a year ago, there is a great deal I do not know. I am constantly learning - mainly from Heureka and Nauseated.
Once you know a little., which you do now, it is easy to expand that knowledge.
Getting started with new concepts is ALWAYS the hardest part :)
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Hi all 
Our industrious answerers today were Geno3141, Alan, civonamzuk, Annonymous4338, MaddiB926, DarkBlaze347, Shaniab29544, Zacismyname, TitaniumRome, Rosala, Fiora, EinsteinJr and MathsGod1.
Thank you all
If you would like to comment on other site issues please do so on the Lantern Thread Thank you.
Interest posts:
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Also thanks to MathsGod1 for recommending it for the wrap
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4) Diluting alcohol Thanks Alan and anon
5) Understanding combinations Introductory Thanks Badinage and Melody
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1) MathsGod1 and Rosala have been busy learning LaTex, maybe you could learn too
2) Negative hexidecimal numbers 
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