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The $\textbf{\LaTeX}$ typesetting markup language (typically pronounced "lah-tek", but also sometimes "lay-tek", or "lay-tex") is widely used to produce well-formatted mathematical and scientific writing, invented by mathematician Donald Knuth. $\text{\LaTeX}$ is very handy for writing equations such as

$\sqrt[3]{\frac{4^2}{5}+\pi} \approx 1.9$

Nearly every serious student of math or science will use $\text{\LaTeX}$ frequently. Through these websites, you will learn what you'll need to express math and science like a professional, much, much better than Microsoft Word!

Click here to start learning how to use $\text{\LaTeX}$ on AoPS.
LaTeX and Asymptote forum on AoPS
Click here for a guide for more professional $\text{\LaTeX}$ by Overleaf.
Click here for a guide to making PDFs using $\text{\LaTeX}$ for use unrelated to AoPS.
See or this 5-minute video or this 15-minute crash course on $\text{\LaTeX}$ .

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-'''LaTeX''' is a typesetting language used primarily to type mathematical expressions in an elegant fashion. For example, without LaTeX, <math>\frac{35}{137}</math> would have to be written as 35/137.  To use LaTeX in the forums, enclose your LaTeX code with dollar signs: <math>your codes here</math>.  To use LaTeX on AoPSWiki, enclose your code with math tags instead of dollar signs, like so: <nowiki><math>your codes here</math></nowiki>
+{{latex}}
-==Useful Codes==
+The <math>\textbf{\LaTeX}</math> typesetting markup language (typically pronounced "lah-tek", but also sometimes "lay-tek", or "lay-tex") is widely used to produce well-formatted [[math|mathematical]] and [[scientific]] writing, invented by mathematician Donald Knuth. <math>\text{\LaTeX}</math> is very handy for writing equations such as
-'''\boxed{Answer}'''  Produces a box around your Answer.  Cannot be used in Wiki
+<cmath>\sqrt[3]{\frac{4^2}{5}+\pi} \approx 1.9</cmath>
-'''\frac{a}{b}''' Produces a common fraction with [[numerator]] ''a'' and [[denominator]] ''b''.  <math>\frac{a}{b}</math>
+Nearly every serious student of math or science will use <math>\text{\LaTeX}</math> frequently. Through these websites, you will learn what you'll need to express math and science like a professional, much, much better than Microsoft Word!
-'''^\circ''' Produces the degrees symbol.  <math>a^{\circ}</math>
+* Click [[LaTeX:LaTeX_on_AoPS|here]] to start learning how to use <math>\text{\LaTeX}</math> on AoPS.
+* [{{SERVER}}/community/c68 LaTeX and Asymptote forum on AoPS]
+* Click [//www.overleaf.com/learn here] for a guide for more professional <math>\text{\LaTeX}</math> by Overleaf.
+* Click [//latex-tutorial.com here] for a guide to making PDFs using <math>\text{\LaTeX}</math> for use unrelated to AoPS.
+* See  or [//youtu.be/HfRsDKBrSaA this 5-minute video] or [//youtu.be/mdFD9uQNU24 this 15-minute crash course] on <math>\text{\LaTeX}</math>.
-'''\text{Your Text Here}''' Produces text within LaTeX.  <math>\mbox{Your Text Here}</math>
+== See Also ==
-'''\sqrt{x}''' Produces the square root of ''x''.  <math>\sqrt{x}</math>
+* [[Asymptote (Vector Graphics Language)]]
-'''a\equiv b \mod{c}''' Produces a is equivalent to b, mod c.  <math>a\equiv b \mod{c}</math>
-'''\binom{9}{3}''' Produces 9 choose 3.  Cannot be used in Wiki.
-'''x^{y}''' Produces x to the power of y.  <math>x^y</math>
-'''x_{y}''' Produces x with y in subscript.  <math>x_y</math>
-'''\rightarrow''' Produces an arrow to the right.  <math>\rightarrow</math>
-Note that on AoPSWiki, many codes that work on the AoPS forums do not work.  Also, a helpful tip is that if LaTeX fails to render within AoPSWiki, try adding the code \displaystyle to the beginning of the string of LaTeX.  This often fixes minor rendering problems.
-Also note that you do not have to use braces, "{" and "}", when you only want one character in the operation.
-===Example===
-x^y is the same as x^{y}
-==Fonts==
-=== Font families ===
-* Roman (default): \textrm{...}
-* Sans-serif: \textsf{...}
-* Monospace (typewriter): \texttt{...}
-=== Font sizes ===
-To activate a font size, write '{\tiny{This text is tiny}}', for example.
-* \tiny (5 pt.)
-* \scriptsize (7 pt.)
-* \footnotesize (8 pt.)
-* \small (9 pt.)
-* \normalsize (10 pt.)
-* \large (12 pt.)
-* \Large (14 pt.)
-* \LARGE (18 pt.)
-* \huge (20 pt.)
-* \Huge (24 pt.)
-=== Font styles ===
-* Bold \textbf{...}
-* Italics \textit{...}
-* Slanted \textsl{...}
-* Small capitals \textsc{...}
-* Sans-serif \textsf{...}
-* Monospace \texttt{...}
-* Emphasis \emph{...}
-==Tutorials & Tools ==
-* [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/LaTeX/AoPS_L_About.php AoPS LaTeX Guide]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX Wikipedia Article]
-*[http://sciencesoft.at/index.jsp?link=latex&lang=en&wiki=1 This] is a useful site that will change LaTeX input into a PNG image.
-{{tutorial}}

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