Fractions and roots\leftroot

\leftrootCommand

Used inside a \root...\of expression to shift the root index leftward relative to the radical.

\root\leftroot{-3}3\of{x}
Available in
base
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
<0.01% of corpus formulasrank 231 of 263
Commonality
low
Tags
presentation
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: NoneXeTeX: None
About the test scope

Syntax#

\leftrootm:I{1}integer

Argspec m:I — one mandatory argument. Reading argspecs

In TeXForm#

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

base/leftroot-dropfrom Corpusreading

Drop the leftroot index-position hint in cleanup-oriented normalization.

\leftroot{#1} ∅

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\sqrt[\leftroot{2} 3]{a}Positive · ctx:in-rootPassFailFail
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