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From: Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Latex strikethrough or cancel?
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 09:06:41 +0200
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Hi Lawrence,

On Thu, Oct 08, 2015 at 03:35:43AM +0000, Lawrence Bottorff wrote:
> I've got a fraction done this way in an org file:
> 
> \[
>  \frac{1}{(2^3)(5)}
>  \]
> 
> and I'd like to strike though or cancel the (5) part. The Latex method I've
> found says do it this way:
> 
> ...
> \usepackage[makeroom]{cancel}
> ...
> 
> \[
>  \frac{1}{(2^3)\cancel{(5)}}
>  \]
> 
> But it's ignored and comes back verbatim. Of course +(5)+ doesn't work
> either, again, coming back verbatim with the pluses. How can I do this?

Unless the \cancel{..} is not exported properly, this is a LaTeX
question.  I think you will have better luck finding an answer if you
ask a community dedicated to LaTeX, e.g. TeX.SX.

Cheers,

-- 
Suvayu

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