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It is presumed that any serious mathematics content contributor will be thoroughly familiar with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX LaTeX].
It is presumed that any serious mathematics content contributor will be thoroughly familiar with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX LaTeX].
==LaTeX formulae==
==LaTeX formulae==
SDIY wiki supports embedding mathematical formulas using <code><nowiki><math>...</math></nowiki></code> tags and sometimes the math template <nowiki>{{math|...}}</nowiki>. The briefly seen red error message: <span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000;">Failed to parse (Missing <nowiki><code>texvc</code></nowiki> executable. Please see math/README to configure.)</span> etc. is due to server lag and does not indicate a real problem.
SDIY wiki supports embedding mathematical formulas using <code><nowiki><math>...</math></nowiki></code> tags and for non-complex formulas the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Math math template] <nowiki>{{math|...}}</nowiki>. The briefly seen red error message: <span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000;">Failed to parse (Missing <nowiki><code>texvc</code></nowiki> executable. Please see math/README to configure.)</span> etc. is due to server lag and does not indicate a real problem.
===Example===

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It can easily be seen, by polynomial expansion, that the following equation is equivalent to the quadratic equation:
It can easily be seen, by polynomial expansion, that the following equation is equivalent to the quadratic equation: