7.2

Hypertext and MathML

Hypertext = content instated by descriptive tags

Private tags
<tex>(a + b)^2</tex>
Native HTML
(a + b)<sup>2</sup>
HTML pointer to an image file $V~ ----- a + b$
<img src="tug-0371x.gif" />

HTML tags not available for annotating complex formulas.
MathML
<math display="inline">
  <msup>
     <mfenced separators="" open="(" close=")" >
       <mi>a</mi> <mo>+</mo> <mi>b</mi>
     </mfenced>
     <mn>2</mn>
   </msup>
</math>