I'm new to using MathML in Pages documents. I'd like to use scaled parentheses. I can use scaled braces, but would like to vary the look of long algebraic expressions by using a mixture of braces and parentheses. What commands are there for inserting parentheses for scaling? Sequoa 15.3.1 on M3 iMac.
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iMac 24″, macOS 15.3
The equation editor in Pages uses a third-party conversion tool (blatex - direct PDFmanual link) that can handle limited LaTeX or MathML input and generates a MathML-embedded equation object. That equation object exports to MS Word just fine, though it becomes a PDF in the internal Word document.
The blatex manual only deals with supported LaTeX syntax subsets, and I have not bothered to test the extent of MathML support in the equation editor. The following Apple article may shed more light on that.
About LaTeX and MathML support in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple Support
Were you thinking about this scaled parenthetical example as performed in Pages v14.3 on Sequoia v15.3.1?
<math>
<mrow>
<mo>(</mo>
<mfrac><mrow> <mn>1</mn> </mrow> <mrow> <msqrt><mrow>
<mfrac><mrow> <mi>a</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mi>b</mi> </mrow>
</mfrac> </mrow> </msqrt> </mrow> </mfrac>
<mo>)</mo>
</mrow>
</math>
Thank you for such a prompt reply. The answer to your question "Were you thinking about this scaled parenthetical example as performed in Pages v14.3 on Sequoia v15.3.1?" is a definite "Yes!"
I copied and pasted the code (correct term?) into the Equation Editor in Pages and of course it worked beautifully. I am just not at all familiar with any of that code, the indented structure & commands. Steep learning curve ahead?
The link you provided 'About LaTex etc.' has as an example:
\left \{ 6 \tfrac{4}{5}, \, \sqrt{49}, \, 6.\overline{3},
\, 7\sqrt{5} \right \}
I am familiar with this entire sequence, and have used the \left & \right commands to produce required results. This scales the braces to accommodate increased height required . I just haven't found anything similar to scale parentheses.
I'll practise with your kindly provided example until I make some understanding of it.
Read the blatex manual.
\begin{pmatrix}
1\over\sqrt[3]{\frac{x}{y}}
\end{pmatrix}
Thanks. That's the sort of thing I was looking for. I'll read that manual - blahtexml? Is that the one you mean?
The link that I provided you earlier will directly download the blahtex PDF manual.
Got it - many thanks. I like the explanation of the origin of the name 'blahtex' btw.
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How can I use scaled parentheses in MathML for Pages documents?