--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Formula_Answers.tex 2008/02/25 21:29:07 1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Formula_Answers.tex 2008/03/03 19:37:33 1.2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
\label{Formula_Answers}
If the answer to your LON-CAPA problem is
\begin{quote}
-$2x^{2}+6x+\frac{4}{3}$
+\[2x^{2}+6x+\frac{4}{3}\]
\end{quote}
You can enter any of the following:
\begin{itemize}
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ example:
\end{itemize}
The computer can figure out that 2x is 2{*}x because it is a number
times a letter, but it can't tell if xy is a two letter variable or
-if it is x{*}y.
+if it is x{*}y. Also, it is unclear if {\tt exp} is meant to be
+the exponential function or e{*}x{*}p.
If your answer is:
\begin{quote}
-$\sqrt{4x}$
+\[\sqrt{4x}\]
\end{quote}
enter the following as your answer:
\begin{itemize}
@@ -36,3 +37,6 @@ enter the following as your answer:
\item\begin{verbatim}2sqrt(x)\end{verbatim}
\item\begin{verbatim}2*sqrt(x)\end{verbatim}
\end{itemize}
+Note that LON-CAPA expects expressions, not equations. So
+\begin{verbatim}y=x^2\end{verbatim}
+would not be recognized.