Am 16-Apr-99 schrieb Herbert:
> Hi
> 
> is there any way in math mode to write roots other than a square root?
> Writing in textmode is no problem (e.g. \sqrt[3]{3} ), but this works 
> not in math mode.
> 
> Herbert
> 
> -- 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.canisius.de/


You can create the n-th root with

\newcommand{\nroot}[2]{\sqrt[#1]{#2}}   (in your preamble!) 

Now you can write the n-th root of x like

\nroot{n}{x}. Both pair of brackets must be in TeX-Mode (red).



-------------------------------------------
Alexander Wollmann
Universitdt Freiburg
Abteilung Elementar-Mathematik und Didaktik

E-Mail: Alexander Wollmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 19-Apr-99
Time: 22:36:53

Ask for my PGP - Key !!
This message was sent by XFMail
-------------------------------------------

Reply via email to