Adding Math Text to Activity Builder Screens

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You can add beautiful, formatted math text to write equations, numbers, and more to Activity Builder screens. To get started, add a "Note" to a screen. Select the "f(x)" button in the bottom right hand corner. 

   

This will bring up a text box for you to enter your math text. You can type just as you do in the calculator. For example, typing y=x^2 will yield this:

Press enter after you're done entering your equation. The equation will be enclosed in `` tags. Do not remove those tags or the math text will be removed and replaced with plain text. Click "Done" after you have completed your note.

 

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    Jean Adams

    How can we add calculus notations to an input panel. Is there an equation editor somewhere?

    Thanks, Jean

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    Team Desmos

    Hi Jean! Thanks for your question. Some calculus notation is currently supported (e.g., try typing int or f'(x) or d/dx). Other notation is not (yet) supported (e.g., lim). Stay tuned for more updates!

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    Galvinj

    What about square roots and bases of logs?

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    matt watson

    In a note, I'd like to add an expression involving a limit, such as `\lim_{\Delta x \to 0}\frac{F(x)}{\Delta x}`. Is there a way we can access raw $\LaTeX$?

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    Samigo Andrealo

    Hi, Desmos - Can you add limit in your Graph Editor?

    Ex:    lim(x)x->0

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    Mrs. Driver

    I have seen other activities where the students input into the math panel and their input is graphed on the same screen. I can't figure out how to do that. Help?

    Here is an example of one:

    https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5605bb5f00701ed10fb09314

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    Lauren Cullen

    How do we add tables as a way for students to input their answers? I see it on some activities, but while I a building my own it is only allowing me to do f(x) or note.

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    Orion D. Hunter

    https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5ba136786694132cfe4a818b

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    Erica Perkins

    Is there a link to shortcuts for typing in different math symbols/equations?

     

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    Emirick Haro

    Can we add math text to the titles?  I'd like to use the titles as instructions and I can't seem find a way to type exponents and fractions.

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