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-0376x.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>

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