Sep 27, 2013 · The title says it all, both \dfrac {a} {b} and \frac {a} {b} make fractions, so what is the difference between the two?

Oct 8, 2010 · I am wondering how to make a fraction in LaTeX small enough to fit on a line, or at least just a little larger. I could have sworn I had seen this before but I just cannot find it. In …

This question explains the difference between \\over and \\frac and it seems as though the most experienced members unanimously agree that \\over is inferior (if not something to be outright …

Welcome to TeX.SX! Your question is basically about mathjax usage in websites (such as Math.SE), but fortunately, \frac or \dfrac command (for 'better' fractions) work with mathjax

It is nearly always best to use the slashed form for fractions in the text: \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \( x_F \equiv p_z^{}/p^{\mathrm{MAX}}_z = p_z/(\sqrt{s}/2) = 2p_z/\sqrt s \) …

With amsmath or mathtools you can write dfrac instead of frac, but since dfrac is used for inline fractions, it won't change anything for you in math environments. My workaround is using …

Dec 8, 2016 · Often it looks better to use \tfrac if you are just wanting a numeric fraction as part of an expression, when the display fraction can look a bit spacey. Conversely if the fraction is …

Dec 28, 2025 · So $\sqrt {1+x^2}=\frac {1} {2}\left (t+\frac {1} {t}\right)$. That was the whole point of the substitution, it is a rationalizing substitution that makes the square root simple.

The command \over is a so-called "primitive" command that's available in Plain TeX and in LaTeX. \frac is a LaTeX-only command that builds on the \over macro to provide something …

Dec 30, 2025 · However, playing around with different constants on WolframAlpha has led me to believe that $$\int_1^ {\sqrt {2}} \frac {\arctan (\sqrt {2-x^2})} {1+x^2}\,\mathrm dx = \frac {\pi^2} …