Using LaTeX with WordPress

Enable

To enable this feature, visit Jetpack » Settings » Writing in your site’s WordPress Admin. Scroll down to the Composing section and toggle on the Use the LaTeX markup language to write mathematical equations and formulas option. ^[1]

Syntax

A formula is created using specific syntax.

1. code starts with $latex and ends with a $.
2. A fraction such as ½ is written \frac{1}{2}
3. Resulting in $latex \frac{1}{2}

Size can be modified &s=4

Colour can be specified:

• background colour: &bg=ffcccc
• font colour: &fg=cc00ff

Refer to the PDF manual available here: Short Math Guide for

A selection of formulae

I will continue to add formulae here as I need them for the blog.

Formula		Description
	$latex y = mx + b$	Equation of a Line
	$latex A = \frac{1}{2}bh$	Area of a triangle
	$latex A = \pi r^2$	Area of a circle
	$latex P = 2\pi r$	Circumference of a circle
	$latex V = Bh = \pi r^2 h$	Volume of a cylinder
	$latex V = \frac{1}{3} r^2 h$	Volume of a cone
	$latex D = \sqrt {\left( {x_1 - x_2 } \right)^2 + \left( {y_1 - y_2 } \right)^2 }$	Distance between two coordinates (2D)
	$latex e = mc^2$	Einstein’s relativistic mass-energy relation
	$latex a = \frac{v-u}{t}$	Acceleration
	$latex P = I \times V$	Power
	$latex V = I \times R$	Ohm’s Law
	$latexa = \frac{q}{m}E$	Acceleration of a particle in an electric field
	$latex E_k = \frac{1}{2}mv^2$	Kinetic energy
	$latex F = ma$	Newton’s Second Law (Force)
	$latex S = 2r\sin^{-1}\sqrt { \sin^2 \left( \frac{ \phi2 - \phi1 }{2}\right)+\cos\phi_1 \cos\phi_2 \sin^2 \left( \frac{\lambda_2 - \lambda_1}{2} \right) }$	Haversine Formula