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% \iffalse
% +AMDG This document was begun on 7 October 11EX, the
% feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the Rosary, and it is
% humbly dedicated to her, for her prayers, and to the
% Sacred Heart of Jesus for His mercy.
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% \title{The |basicarith| Package, v1.1}
% \author{Donald P.\ Goodman III}
% \date{\today}
%
% \maketitle
%
% \begin{abstract}
% The |basicarith| package provides means for typesetting
% arithmetic problems, of whatever operations, in a clean
% and open fashion, suitable for educational texts rather
% than scholarly works. Digits are spaced out, work (such
% as carrying, borrowing, and dropping) can be shown
% visibly, and individual digits can be styled independently.
% \end{abstract}
%
% \tableofcontents
%
% \section{Introduction}
%
% \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ are, of course, justly celebrated for
% their ability to beautifully typeset mathematics.
% However, there are few utilities available for typesetting
% the sort of mathematics that we find in primary school
% textbooks. We can easily typeset incredibly complex
% equations, and \TeX\ will put them together perfectly; but
% to typeset an example addition problem, showing our work,
% is quite difficult. |basicarith| attempts to fill this
% need by providing macros for typesetting and organizing
% such problems.
%
% It is notable that basic arithmetic is done in several
% different styles in various places, though of course the
% algorithms are typically the same. The author being an
% American, |basicarith| typesets the problems according to
% the American custom. Most of these are shared with other
% English-speaking countries; however, some, particularly
% long division, will look quite odd to those from other
% countries. No option for using these other styles is
% currently available.
%
% \section{Basic Macros}
%
% |basicarith| offers a few basic macros for formulating
% problems. These must be divided into two main groups:
% long division, and other operations. Since the latter are
% simpler, we'll start with those.
%
% \subsection{Non-Division Operations}
%
% The fundamental macros for this are
% \DescribeMacro{\opline}|\opline|,
% \DescribeMacro{\probline}|\probline|,
% \DescribeMacro{\nextpline}|\nextpline|, and
% \DescribeMacro{\soluline}|\soluline|. The syntax for each
% is simple; we'll take them in their order of use.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\probline} \marg{width} \marg{number}
% \end{center}
%
% Both these arguments are mandatory. Simply put,
% |probline| takes first the total width of the problem you
% are typesetting; this is equivalent to the longest line of
% the problem. So if your longest line is, say, eight
% digits long, you put ``8'' here. The second is the number
% of the first line of the equation.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\nextpline} \marg{number}
% \end{center}
%
% |\nextpline| just takes the next number of the equation.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\opline} \marg{operator} \marg{number}
% \end{center}
%
% |\opline| takes two mandatory arguments; first, the
% operator to be typeset, and second, the number of the
% final line. It also prints a ``solution line'' underneath
% itself; this makes it the last line in the problem before
% we start figuring the answer. Note that, if you want a
% mathematical symbol for the operator (say, ``$\times$''),
% you have to include the dollar signs yourself. This means
% that \emph{any} character can be your operator, not only
% math characters.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\soluline} \marg{number}
% \end{center}
%
% |\soluline| is designed for the solution of the problem.
% Functionally this is equivalent to |\nextpline|, but
% semantically it is clearer. Furthermore, it resets the
% line counter, so that line styles will be correctly
% applied in future equations.
%
% There remains only one more basic macro: |\noopline|.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\noopline} \marg{number}
% \end{center}
%
% \DescribeMacro{\noopline}|\noopline|
% is identical to |\opline| except that it does not print
% the operator. This is useful for typesetting operations
% that require one or more intermediate solutions; for
% example, multiplication by more than one digit.
% Typically, in the American style the operator is printed
% only on the final line of the first solution; subsequent
% intermediate solutions require a rule above them but no
% operator on that rule. |\noopline| is what produces this.
%
% These are then combined in the way one might expect. For
% example:
%
% \bigskip
% \hbox to\linewidth{%
% \hfil%
% \hbox to0.5\linewidth{\vbox{%
% \begin{spverbatim}
% \probline{9}{58193}
% \nextpline{54}
% \nextpline{4397}
% \opline{$+$}{38291374}
% \nextpline{38354018}
% \noopline{54}
% \soluline{38354072}
% \end{spverbatim}}
% }\hfil%
% \problembox{%
% \probline{9}{58193}
% \nextpline{54}
% \nextpline{4397}
% \opline{$+$}{38291374}
% \nextpline{38354018}
% \noopline{54}
% \soluline{38354072}
% }%
% \hfil%
% }%
% \bigskip
%
% And that's the essentials of using |basicarith| for
% non-long division.
%
% \subsection{Long Division}
%
% Long division is typically more difficult to typeset than
% other functions; so |basicarith| offers different macros
% for handling it. The examples below are meaningless
% (unlike those above, which are actually correct); they are
% merely meant to show the macros which are available.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\longdiv} \marg{length} \marg{dividend} \marg{divisor}
% \end{center}
%
% The \DescribeMacro{\longdiv}|\longdiv| macro is,
% obviously, the most important; it typesets the
% all-important first line of a long division problem.
% |\longdiv| takes three arguments, all mandatory; the first
% is the length of the dividend in number of digits (it uses
% this to calculate the appropriate length of the line over
% of the dividend); the second is the dividend itself; and
% the third is the divisor. It uses a simple
% close-parenthesis between the dividend and divisor, scaled
% to 1.2 times the current font size.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\ldsoluline} \marg{solution} \marg{remainder}
% \end{center}
%
% \DescribeMacro{\ldsoluline}|\ldsoluline| typesets
% the answer. This is a bit tricky, because as mentioned
% before, in American-style long division, the answer is
% typeset \emph{above} the question, not below it; but we
% don't know how much space we will need for that answer
% until we've typeset the first line, containing the
% dividend, divisor, and close-parenthesis. So
% |\ldsoluline| should be input \emph{after} the |\longdiv|
% command but \emph{before} any |\nextldline|s; otherwise,
% |basicarith| won't be able to place it correctly.
%
% The second argument to |\ldsoluline| is the remainder; if
% you don't want to typeset a remainder, you still must
% include this argument, but it can be left blank.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\nextldline} \marg{cutoff} \marg{number}
% \end{center}
%
% In the American style of long division, intermediate
% values are placed \emph{underneath} the dividend, while
% the solution itself is placed \emph{above} it.
% \DescribeMacro{\nextldline}|\nextldline| typesets these
% intermediate values. It takes two arguments, both
% mandatory. The first is the number of digits of the
% dividend that are encompassed by this intermediate result
% (that is, in purely visual terms, the number of digits in
% the dividend which will not have a number underneath
% them); the second is the number itself.
%
% Notice that |basicarith| does not keep track of how much
% it must indent subsequent lines when you're showing your
% work. This has the benefit that you can skip steps as you
% see fit; it has the drawback that you have to tell
% |basicarith| how much each |\nextldline| must skip ahead
% in order to get the number properly placed.
%
% \bigskip
% \hbox to\linewidth{%
% \hfil%
% \hbox to0.5\linewidth{\vbox{%
% \begin{spverbatim}
% \longdiv{6}{430;932}{983}
% \ldsoluline{837;61}{4}
% \nextldline{3}{43}
% \nextldline{2}{4389}
% \end{spverbatim}}
% }\hfil%
% \problembox{%
% \longdiv{6}{430;932}{983}
% \ldsoluline{837;61}{4}
% \nextldline{3}{43}
% \nextldline{2}{4389}
% }%
% \hfil%
% }
%
%
% And this suffices for basic usage of |basicarith|.
% However, there are many other settings available with the
% package, which we will address in the next section.
%
% \section{Advanced Usage}
%
% |basicarith| allows each line of a mathematical problem to
% be specially styled. For example, say you are trying to
% draw particular attention to the subtrahend of a given
% problem:
%
% \hbox to\linewidth{\LARGE\hfil%
% \linestyle{2}{\color{red}}
% \problembox{%
% \probline{4}{548}
% \opline{$-$}{27}
% \soluline{521}
% }%
% \hfil}%
%
% Or for some reason you want to highlight each line of a
% subtraction problem differently, perhaps to visually
% demonstrate which part is which:
%
% \hbox to\linewidth{\LARGE\hfil%
% \linestyle{1}{\color{blue}}%
% \linestyle{2}{\color{red}}%
% \linestyle{3}{\color{green}}%
% \problembox{%
% \probline{4}{548}%
% \opline{$-$}{27}%
% \soluline{521}%
% }%
% \hfil}%
%
% This is accomplished using the
% \DescribeMacro{\linestyle}|\linestyle| command, which
% takes two arguments: the number of the line of the
% problem to be styled (starting with 1 at the top), and the
% style to be applied to that line.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\linestyle} \marg{line number} \marg{style}
% \end{center}
%
% The style commands can be anything at all; colors,
% weights, shapes, or any combination of the above. These
% commands will typically be confined to the innermost box
% (particularly, they will not span |\problembox|es), but if
% you do need to manually clear all these values back to
% default (which is no styling at all), issue the command
% \DescribeMacro{\clearlinestyles}|\clearlinestyles|.
%
% \bigskip
% \hbox to\linewidth{%
% \hfil%
% \hbox to0.5\linewidth{\vbox{%
% \begin{spverbatim}
% \linestyle{1}{\color{blue}}%
% \linestyle{2}{\color{red}}%
% \linestyle{3}{\color{green}}%
% \probline{4}{548}%
% \opline{$-$}{27}%
% \soluline{521}%
% \end{spverbatim}}
% }\hfil%
% \vbox{\linestyle{1}{\color{blue}}%
% \linestyle{2}{\color{red}}%
% \linestyle{3}{\color{green}}%
% \vskip-1em%
% \LARGE
% \problembox{
% \probline{4}{548}%
% \opline{$-$}{27}%
% \soluline{521}%
% }}%
% \hfil%
% }
%
% Digits can also be individually styled by means of the
% \DescribeMacro{\digstyle}|\digstyle| command.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\digstyle} \marg{column number} \marg{style}
% \end{center}
%
% Note that these are really styling \emph{columns}, not
% merely digits; the style will be applied to every number
% in that column until either another |\digstyle| for that
% column number is issued or a
% \DescribeMacro{\cleardigitstyles}|\cleardigitstyles|
% command is encountered. (This latter is like
% |\clearlinestyles|, and is pretty self-explanatory.)
%
% \bigskip
% \hbox to\linewidth{%
% \hfil%
% \hbox to0.5\linewidth{\vbox{%
% \begin{spverbatim}
% \linestyle{1}{\color{blue}}%
% \linestyle{2}{\color{red}}%
% \linestyle{3}{\color{green}}%
% \digstyle{3}{\color{black}\itshape}%
% \probline{4}{548}%
% \opline{$-$}{27}%
% \soluline{521}%
% \end{spverbatim}}
% }\hfil%
% \vbox{%
% \linestyle{1}{\color{blue}}%
% \linestyle{2}{\color{red}}%
% \linestyle{3}{\color{green}}%
% \digstyle{3}{\color{black}\itshape}%
% \vskip-1em%
% \LARGE
% \problembox{
% \probline{6}{21;\x48}%
% \opline{$-$}{27}%
% \soluline{5;21}%
% }}%
% \hfil%
% }
%
% Notice also that |\digstyle| commands always take precedence over
% |\linestyle| commands, no matter what order they are
% issued in.
%
% Oftentimes we want to show our work explicitly, including
% our carrying (in the case of addition or multiplication)
% and our borrowing (in the case of subtraction). We can
% show this work by using the
% \DescribeMacro{\carryline}|\carryline|
% macro. |\carryline| takes two arguments, the number of
% digits you'll be putting carries over, and the line
% with the carries or borrows that you wish to display.
%
% \begin{center}
% \cmd{\carryline} \marg{number of digits} \marg{carries}
% \end{center}
%
% |\carryline| will respect all |\linestyle| and |\digstyle|
% commands, and it \emph{does} count as a line for
% |\linestyle| purposes.
%
% \bigskip
% \hbox to\linewidth{%
% \hfil%
% \hbox to0.5\linewidth{\vbox{%
% \begin{spverbatim}
% \carryline{4}{{3}{\strike{18}17}}
% \probline{4}{548}%
% \opline{$-$}{29}%
% \soluline{519}%
% \end{spverbatim}}
% }\hfil%
% \vbox{
% \vskip-1em%
% \LARGE
% \problembox{
% \carryline{4}{{3}{\strike{18}17}}
% \probline{4}{548}%
% \opline{$-$}{29}%
% \soluline{519}%
% }}%
% \hfil%
% }
% \bigskip
%
% The first argument must be the same as that in the
% |\probline| that the carries will be a part of. This is a
% clunkiness in the interface that I haven't been able to
% resolve.
%
% Multiple digits can be put in a single carry place by enclosing
% them in brackets. Further, styling can be applied in a
% limited way within those brackets; most basic styling,
% such as italics and boldface, will work, but more complex
% styling will not. Experimentally, at the very least
% |soul| and |ulem| styling will not work here. For this
% reason, |basicarith| provides the
% \DescribeMacro{\strike}|\strike| command, which will
% strike out a borrow when another borrow is required. It
% is used as shown in the example above (quite erroneously
% applied there for the sake of example). |\strike| takes a
% single argument, the number to be struck out. It is
% implemented quite na\"\i{}vly, and will consequently only
% strike out one or two digit numbers.
%
% Oftentimes we want to arrange our equations in the page,
% and |basicarith|'s setup, with each line being a separate
% |\hbox|, can sometimes make this difficult. We therefore
% have \DescribeMacro{\problembox}|\problembox|, which can
% enclose any number of |basicarith| statements and make it
% easier to position it on the page. For example, a
% |basicarith| equation in a |center| environment will not
% be centered, due to some deep \TeX\ magic that we don't
% need to go into here. Wrap the equation up in
% |\problembox|, however, with the |basicarith| equation as
% the only element, and it will work just fine:
%
% \begin{center}
% \problembox{%
% \carryline{4}{{3}{\strike{18}17}}
% \probline{4}{548}%
% \opline{$-$}{29}%
% \soluline{519}%
% }%
% \end{center}
%
% \section{Configuration Commands}
%
% There are a variety of other bits and pieces of
% |basicarith| that can be customized. The width of
% solution line is held in the macro
% \DescribeMacro{\b@solverulewidth}|\b@solverulewidth|. As
% implied by the \@ in its name, this is considered an
% ``internal'' command, but with |\makeatletter| and
% |\makeatother| it can still be reset by a user, to values
% reasonable or ridiculous. For example,
% |\b@solverulewidth=2pt| (or
% |\setlength{\b@solverulewidth}{2pt}|) gives:
%
% \bigskip
% \makeatletter\b@solverulewidth=2pt\makeatother
% \hbox to\linewidth{\hfil%
% \problembox{
% \probline{3}{44}
% \opline{$+$}{44}
% }\hfil}
% \makeatletter\b@solverulewidth=0.4pt\makeatother
% \bigskip
%
% The longdivision equivalent is
% \DescribeMacro{\b@longdivlinewidth}|\b@longdivlinewidth|;
% setting it equal to 2pt gives:
%
% \bigskip
% \makeatletter\b@longdivlinewidth=2pt\makeatother
% \hbox to\linewidth{\hfil%
% \problembox{\longdiv{4}{3298}{24}}
% \hfil}%
% \makeatletter\b@longdivlinewidth=0.4pt\makeatother
% \bigskip
%
% Both of these values are the \TeX-default 0.4pt unless
% changed by the user.
%
% For adminstrative reasons, the sizes of problems are
% limited both in number of \emph{rows} and in number of
% \emph{columns}. The parameters controlling these things
% are, unsurprisingly,
% \DescribeMacro{\b@maxcols}|\b@maxcols| and
% \DescribeMacro{\b@maxrows}|\b@maxrows|. Both of these are
% set at twenty to begin with, which ought to be more than
% enough; but they can be changed if needed.
%
% By default, when a remainder is displayed in a long
% division problem, it is prefixed by ``R,'' in the American
% custom. If you'd like something different, you can
% redefine
% \DescribeMacro{\b@remaindertext}|\b@remaindertext|; its
% contents will be printed instead.
%
% When doing long division, sometimes work is shown in a
% more explicit way. In addition to writing intermediate
% solutions beneath the appropriate digits of the dividend,
% we often show visibly how digits are ``dropped'' from the
% dividend into those intermediate problems, by drawing an
% arrow down from those digits to the appropriate place.
% With |basicarith|, we do this by issuing the
% \DescribeMacro{\showdivwork}|\showdivwork|, and turn it
% off with \DescribeMacro{\noshowdivwork}|\noshowdivwork|.
% Showing work is turned \emph{on} by default.
%
% \def\fractionsymbol{.}
% \bigskip
% \hbox to\linewidth{%
% \hfil%
% \hbox to0.5\linewidth{\vbox{%
% \begin{spverbatim}
% \showdivwork
% \longdiv{6}{430.932}{983}
% \ldsoluline{837.61}{4}
% \nextldline{3}{43}
% \nextldline{2}{4389}
% \end{spverbatim}}
% }\hfil%
% \problembox{%
% \showdivwork
% \longdiv{6}{430.932}{983}
% \ldsoluline{837.61}{4}
% \nextldline{1}{40}
% \nextldline{2}{69}
% \nextldline{3}{73}
% \nextldline{4}{22}
% }%
% \hfil%
% }
% \bigskip
%
% These settings can also be set globally for the package at
% loading time, with the package options
% \DescribeMacro{noshowdivwork}|noshowdivwork| and
% \DescribeMacro{showdivwork}|showdivwork|. The latter is,
% of course, the default.
%
% Incidentally, the last of these examples demonstrates
% another configuration option:
% \DescribeMacro{\fractionsymbol}|\fractionsymbol|. The
% author is a dozenalist, and dozenalists customarily use a
% semicolon as a fractional point; but most people are
% decimalists, and usually use either a dot or a comma.
% With |basicarith|, you can use any symbol you want; the
% default is ``;'', but by redefining |\fractionsymbol|, you
% can get anything else. The above was typeset with:
%
% \begin{center}
% |\def\fractionsymbol{.}|
% \end{center}
%
% \def\fractionsymbol{;}
% The width of the box which encloses each digit is
% controlled by a macro called
% \DescribeMacro{\b@widthofdigit}|\b@widthofdigits|;
% redefining this will result in different size digit boxes.
% The following two lines show this macro set at 3ex and
% 1ex, respectively.
%
% \bigskip
% \hbox to\linewidth{%
% \hfil%
% \makeatletter\def\b@widthofdigit{3ex}\probline{4}{24;56}\makeatother
% \hfil%
% }
% \bigskip
% \hbox to\linewidth{%
% \hfil%
% \makeatletter\def\b@widthofdigit{1ex}\probline{4}{24;56}\makeatother
% \hfil%
% }
% \def\b@widthofdigit{2ex}
%
% The default for this setting is 2ex. Note that this is a
% macro, not a dimen; change it using |\def| or
% |\renewcommand|, not with |\setlength|.
%
% \section{Implementation}
%
% We begin by defining the necessary conditional for
% determining whether long division work should be shown
% (that is, whether to draw drop arrows), and then defining
% and processing the package options.
% \begin{macrocode}
\newif\ifshowdivisionwork % switch for drop arrows
\showdivisionworktrue
\DeclareOption{noshowdivwork}{\showdivisionworkfalse}
\DeclareOption{showdivwork}{\showdivisionworktrue}
\ProcessOptions
% \end{macrocode}
% We move on by defining the many dimensions and counters that
% are required to typeset basic arithmetic problems. Most
% of these are described afterward by a comment. First, we
% define those which rarely change; think limitations on the
% numbers of rows and columns; in the documentation we call
% these ``configuration options.''
% \begin{macrocode}
\newdimen\b@solverulewidth % rule under the operator line
\b@solverulewidth=0.4pt
\newcount\b@maxcols % maximum length of a problem
\b@maxcols=20
\newcount\b@maxrows % maximum lines of a problem
\b@maxrows=20
\newdimen\b@longdivlinewidth % width of above
\def\fractionsymbol{;}
% \end{macrocode}
% Next, we define those variables which change frequently;
% these are the counters that keep track of which row and
% column we're on and things of that nature.
% \begin{macrocode}
\newdimen\b@topdivline % length of the above
\newdimen\b@totalprobwid % width of widest line of problem
\newdimen\b@digitwid % width of a digit
\def\b@widthofdigit{2ex}
\newcount\b@colnum % row number of problem
\b@colnum=0%
\def\specialdigitstyle{} % style for a given digit
\def\speciallinestyle{} % style for a given digit
\b@longdivlinewidth=0.4pt
\newdimen\b@parenfontsize % size of parenthesis in longdiv
\newcount\b@linenum % row number of problem
\newdimen\b@divisorlen % length of divisor
\newdimen\b@divparenlen % width of the paren in ld
\newdimen\b@ldrowlen % length to add to b@divisorlen
\newdimen\b@fulldivlen % length of divisor + dividend
\b@fulldivlen=0pt
\newcount\b@charcount % number of chars in an argument
\b@charcount=0
\newcount\b@loopi % generic loop counter
\b@loopi=0
\def\b@remaindertext{R} % text for the remainder
\newdimen\b@droparrowlen % drop arrow length
\b@droparrowlen=0pt
% \end{macrocode}
% Now we define the macros that are used for counting the
% number of characters in various strings; these are adapted
% from macros by ``Florent'' at
% \url{tex-and-stuff.blogspot.com}.
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\gobblechar{\let\char= }
\def\assignthencheck{\afterassignment\checknil\gobblechar}
\def\countunlessnil{%
\ifx\char\nil \let\next=\relax%
\else%
\let\next=\auxcountchar%
\advance\b@charcount by1%
\fi%
\ifx\char;\advance\b@charcount by-1\fi%
\next%
}%
\def\auxcountchar{%
\afterassignment\countunlessnil\gobblechar%
}%
\def\countchar#1{\def\xx{#1}\b@charcount=0 \expandafter\auxcountchar\xx\nil}
% \end{macrocode}
% Now we define some macros for splitting a string into
% individual characters and putting them in boxes; these are
% adapted from David Carlisle's answer on
% \url{tex.stackexchange.com}, question 57598.
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\b@expandloop#1{%
\hbox{%
\b@xloop#1\relax
}%
}
\def\b@xloop#1{%
\if#1\fractionsymbol\else\advance\b@colnum by-1\fi%
\ifx\relax#1%
\else%
\if#1\fractionsymbol%
\rlap{\hbox to0pt{\hss#1\hss}}%
\else%
\hbox to\b@digitwid{\hfil{%
\csname speciallinestyle\romannumeral\b@linenum\endcsname%
\csname specialdigitstyle\romannumeral\b@colnum\endcsname%
#1%
}\hfil}%
\fi%
\expandafter\b@xloop%
\fi%
}
\def\b@spaceout#1{%
\countchar{#1}%
\b@colnum=\b@charcount%
\advance\b@colnum by1%
\b@expandloop{#1}%
}%
% \end{macrocode}
% Now we define our macros for non-long-division problems.
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\probline#1#2{%
\advance\b@linenum by1%
\b@digitwid=\b@widthofdigit%
\b@totalprobwid=\b@digitwid%
\multiply\b@totalprobwid by#1%
\hbox to\b@totalprobwid{%
\hfil\b@spaceout{#2}%
}%
}%
\def\opline#1#2{%
\advance\b@linenum by1%
\hbox{%
\hbox to\b@digitwid{\hfil#1}%
\advance\b@totalprobwid by-\b@digitwid%
\hbox to\b@totalprobwid{%
\hfil\b@spaceout{#2}%
}%
}%
\vskip0.5ex%
\hrule width\b@totalprobwid height\b@solverulewidth%
\vskip0.5ex%
}%
\def\noopline#1{%
\opline{}{#1}%
}%
\def\nextpline#1{%
\advance\b@linenum by1%
\hbox{%
\hbox to\b@totalprobwid{%
\hfil\b@spaceout{#1}%
}%
}%
}%
\def\soluline#1{%
\advance\b@linenum by1%
\hbox{%
\hbox to\b@totalprobwid{%
\hfil\b@spaceout{#1}%
}%
}%
\b@linenum=0%
}%
\def\carryline#1#2{%
{%
\advance\b@linenum by1%
\b@digitwid=\b@widthofdigit%
\b@totalprobwid=\b@digitwid%
\multiply\b@totalprobwid by#1%
\footnotesize%
\hbox to\b@totalprobwid{%
\hfil\b@spaceout{#2}%
}%
\hrule width\b@totalprobwid height0pt%
\vskip0.4em%
}%
}
% \end{macrocode}
% Now we proceed to define the macros for long division.
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\longdiv#1#2#3{%
\advance\b@linenum by1%
\vskip\baselineskip%
\b@digitwid=\b@widthofdigit%
\b@topdivline=\b@digitwid%
\settowidth{\b@divisorlen}{\b@spaceout{#3}}
\b@parenfontsize=\f@size pt%
\multiply\b@parenfontsize by12%
\divide\b@parenfontsize by10%
\settowidth{\b@divparenlen}{%
\fontsize{\b@parenfontsize}{\b@parenfontsize}\selectfont)}%
\multiply\b@topdivline by#1%
\advance\b@topdivline by0.5\b@digitwid%
\vskip0.5ex%
\vbox{%
\hbox{%
\hskip\b@divisorlen%
\vrule width\b@topdivline height\b@longdivlinewidth%
}%
\nointerlineskip%
\hbox{%
\b@spaceout{#3}%
\hfil{\fontsize{\b@parenfontsize}{\b@parenfontsize}\selectfont)}%
\b@spaceout{#2}%
}%
}%
\advance\b@divisorlen by\b@divparenlen%
}%
\def\ldsoluline#1#2{%
\advance\b@fulldivlen by\b@divisorlen%
\advance\b@fulldivlen by\b@topdivline%
\advance\b@fulldivlen by-\b@digitwid%
\advance\b@fulldivlen by\b@divparenlen%
\vskip-2\baselineskip%
\hbox to\b@fulldivlen{%
\hfil%
\b@spaceout{#1}%
\if#2\relax\else\rlap{\hskip1em \b@remaindertext{ }#2}\fi%
}%
\vskip\baselineskip%
}%
% \end{macrocode}
% This is an interesting little trick which gets the width
% of a box; we use this to determine the placement of the
% drop arrows when we're showing our long division work.
% \begin{macrocode}
\newdimen\b@droparrowwidth
\def\getdroparrowwidth{%
\setbox\@tempboxa\hbox{$\downarrow$}%
\b@droparrowwidth=\wd\@tempboxa%
}%
% \end{macrocode}
% Now we get back to long division macros (yes, these do
% take a rather long time). We start with the macro for
% subsequent long division lines.
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\nextldline#1#2{%
\advance\b@linenum by1%
\b@ldrowlen=\b@digitwid%
\multiply\b@ldrowlen by#1%
\hbox{%
\hskip\b@divisorlen%
\hskip\b@ldrowlen%
\b@spaceout{#2}%
\b@droparrowlen=\baselineskip%
\ifshowdivisionwork%
\ifnum\b@linenum>2%
\getdroparrowwidth%
\multiply\b@droparrowlen by\b@linenum%
\advance\b@droparrowlen by-2\baselineskip%
\hskip-0.5\b@digitwid%
\vtop{\vskip-\baselineskip\vskip-\b@droparrowlen%
\rlap{%
\vrule width0.4pt height\b@droparrowlen%
\hskip-0.5\b@droparrowwidth{$\downarrow$}%
}
}%
\fi%
\fi%
}%
}%
% \end{macrocode}
% Now we move on to the styling macros; this requires a lot
% of looping and other weirdities (weirdities for \TeX\
% programming, anyway). First we style lines; then we style
% columns.
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\linestyle#1#2{%
\b@loopi=0%
\loop\ifnum\the\b@loopi<\the\b@maxrows%
\advance\b@loopi by1%
\ifnum#1=\the\b@loopi
\expandafter\def\csname speciallinestyle\romannumeral\b@loopi\endcsname{#2}%
\fi
\repeat
}%
\def\digstyle#1#2{%
\b@loopi=0%
\loop\ifnum\the\b@loopi<\the\b@maxcols%
\advance\b@loopi by1%
\ifnum#1=\the\b@loopi
\expandafter\def\csname specialdigitstyle\romannumeral\b@loopi\endcsname{#2}%
\fi
\repeat
}%
% \end{macrocode}
% Now we get our commands to clear the styling; again, first
% lines, then columns.
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\clearlinestyles{%
\b@loopi=0%
\loop\ifnum\the\b@loopi<\the\b@maxrows%
\advance\b@loopi by1%
\expandafter\def\csname speciallinestyle\romannumeral\b@loopi\endcsname{}%
\repeat
}%
\def\cleardigitstyles{%
\b@loopi=0%
\loop\ifnum\the\b@loopi<\the\b@maxcols%
\advance\b@loopi by1%
\expandafter\def\csname specialdigitstyle\romannumeral\b@loopi\endcsname{}%
\repeat
}%
% \end{macrocode}
% A few miscellanies; a box for binding together problems,
% so that they can be positioned on the page more easily; a
% macro for doing strikethroughts, quite useful in the
% carries; and macros for showing or not showing our long
% division work.
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\problembox#1{%
\leavevmode\vbox{#1}%
}%
\def\strike#1{%
{\rlap{\bf---}#1}%
}
\def\showdivwork{%
\showdivisionworktrue%
}
\def\noshowdivwork{%
\showdivisionworkfalse%
}
% \end{macrocode}
% Now, finally, we clear all the digit styles (so that they
% at least exist), and then we're done. Thanks for reading;
% happy \TeX{}ing!
% \begin{macrocode}
\cleardigitstyles
% \end{macrocode}
% \PrintIndex
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