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30<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Merging Formula Parts in Brackets</title>
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34<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
35<lastedited date="2005-09-05T15:28:27">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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39<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3152596"><bookmark_value>brackets; merging formula parts</bookmark_value>
40<bookmark_value>formula parts; merging</bookmark_value>
41<bookmark_value>fractions in formulas</bookmark_value>
42<bookmark_value>merging;formula parts</bookmark_value>
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44<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><variable id="brackets"><link href="text/smath/guide/brackets.xhp" name="Merging Formula Parts in Brackets">Merging Formula Parts in Brackets</link>
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46<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154511" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="2">Inserting fractions into formulas</paragraph>
47<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146971" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">In the case of a fraction whose numerator and denominator consist of a product, a sum, and so on, the values that belong together must be bracketed together.</paragraph>
48<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149021" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">Use the following syntax:</paragraph>
49<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3083280" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">{a + c} over 2 = m</paragraph>
50<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154703" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">or</paragraph>
51<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150297" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">m = {a + c} over 2</paragraph>
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