NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/text/tex/13466

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From: [e-mail] (Bernt Guldbrandtsen)
Subject: Re: HELP: LaTeX equation problem
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Sender: [e-mail] (Mr News)
Organization: Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University
References:  <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 92 03:30:34 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] writes:
|>
|> I have a problem with a simple equation
|>
|> \[ \sqrt{ \vec{m}\cdot\vec{n} } < \sqrt{ \vec{a}\cdot\vec{b} } \]
|>
|> because the b is taller than either the m or the n, it keeps doing this
|>
|>                                      _________
|>                   _________         /
|>                  /  -   -    <     /  -   -
|>                \/   m . n        \/   a . b
|>
|> I want both sqrt signs the same size, i've tried raisebox and rule, like
|> it says in Lamport, but they keep stopping LaTeX with a
|> Missing $ inserted message
|>
|> Any help much appreciated, cheers -tb
|>
|> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
|>      Terry Brown, INTERNET [e-mail],
|>                   UUCP     [e-mail],
|>                   /earth is 98% full ... please delete anyone you can.
|>
|>

Try:

\[
\sqrt{\vphantom{\vec b} \vec m \cdot\vec n} < \sqrt{ \vec{a}\cdot\vec{b} }
\]

This seems to do the job.

Hope this helps!

Bernt Guldbrandtsen

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