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Article #2355Re: Sqrt in \section, how?
From: Victor Eijkhout
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 15:33
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 15:33
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In article <1992Sep8.144512.17710@daimi.aau.dk>, tange@daimi.aau.dk (Ole Tange) writes:
|> How do you include a sqrt-sign in a \section{}-line?
|>
|> I thought that:
|>
|> \section{$\sqrt{6}$}
|>
|> would do, BUT IT DOESN'T!
In LaTeX, unlike in plain TeX, \sqrt is a macro with expandable
parts. Thus it breaks in section headings. Use \protect\sqrt
for best results. (Of course this is all in the manual :-)
Victor.
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