<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">2^{1/2) works in \xcontfrac, but \sqrt{2} doesn't. <div><br></div><div>For \xcontfrac see</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/43402/how-to-lower-last-term-in-a-continued-fraction-after-a-diagonal-row-of-dots/43412#43412">https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/43402/how-to-lower-last-term-in-a-continued-fraction-after-a-diagonal-row-of-dots/43412#43412</a><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>David Jonah</div><div><br></div>Stay Safe and Sane in our Crazy Mixed Up World </div></div></body></html>