LaTeX formulas can be converted to displayable images on the fly.

• Click the Insert/edit image button ().
• For the URL, enter the path to the executable that generates the images (http://scs-inc.us/cgi-bin/mathtex.cgi?), and then the LaTeX formula itself.

For example, this...

 

http://scs-inc.us/cgi-bin/mathtex.cgi?x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}

 

...produces this...

 

 

See the MathTex Tutorial for more info on LaTeX syntax for math formulas.

 

Try to refrain from using LaTeX color directives. QDL automatically alters the principle color of the text to match the user's text color, which might not be black. If you use colors that suit the site style that you have chosen, they might not look as good for another user, or they might even be invisible.

 

You can also do inline or block math, using the MathJax syntax. For inline formulas, the delimiter is the double backtick, while block formulas can be done with double dollars for delimiters.

 

You can also make the entire post just one big formula. See Data Types / other / Tex for more info.