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<h1>Math Miscellany</h1>
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<DT><CODE>\cdots</CODE>
<DD>
Produces a horizontal ellipsis where the dots are raised to the centre
of the line.
eg.
<DT><CODE>\ddots</CODE>
<DD>
Produces a diagonal ellipsis.
eg.
<DT><CODE>\frac{num}{den}</CODE>
<DD>
Produces the fraction <CODE>num</CODE> divided by <CODE>den</CODE>.
eg.
<DT><CODE>\ldots</CODE>
<DD>
Produces an ellipsis. This command works in
any mode, not just math mode.
eg.
<DT><CODE>\overbrace{text}</CODE>
<DD>
Generates a brace over text.
eg.
<DT><CODE>\overline{text}</CODE>
<DD>
Causes the argument text to be overlined.
eg.
<DT><CODE>\sqrt[root]{arg}</CODE>
<DD>
Produces the square root of its argument. The
optional argument, <CODE>root</CODE>, determines what root to produce, i.e.,
the cube root of <CODE>x+y</CODE> would be typed as <CODE>$\sqrt[3]{x+y}$</CODE>.
eg.
<DT><CODE>\underbrace{text}</CODE>
<DD>
Generates text with a brace underneath.
eg.
<DT><CODE>\underline{text}</CODE>
<DD>
Causes the argument text to be underlined.
This command can also be used in paragraph and LR modes.
eg.
<DT><CODE>\vdots</CODE>
<DD>
Produces a vertical ellipsis.
eg.
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