Questions Note

Hello everyone! I have some questions about Brilliant, which I will be asking in the chat. Please only reply to comments and not create comments. You can reply to my questions by looking for the reply button under my comments. Below all of my comments is where you add comments, but I am going to use that, so please don't create comments. Thank you all for your convenience and answering my questions! You can scroll down to see all of the questions.

Easy Math Editor

This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.

When posting on Brilliant:

Use the emojis to react to an explanation, whether you're congratulating a job well done , or just really confused .
Ask specific questions about the challenge or the steps in somebody's explanation. Well-posed questions can add a lot to the discussion, but posting "I don't understand!" doesn't help anyone.
Try to contribute something new to the discussion, whether it is an extension, generalization or other idea related to the challenge.
Stay on topic — we're all here to learn more about math and science, not to hear about your favorite get-rich-quick scheme or current world events.

Markdown	Appears as
`italics` or `_italics_`	italics
`bold` or `__bold__`	bold
- bulleted - list	bulleted list
1. numbered 2. list	numbered list
Note: you must add a full line of space before and after lists for them to show up correctly
paragraph 1 paragraph 2	paragraph 1 paragraph 2
`[example link](https://brilliant.org)`	example link
`> This is a quote`	This is a quote
# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"	# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `$` ... `$` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$

Comments

Question 1: How can I make it so that when I create problems with number answers, I only allow people one try to type the answer?

Vishruth K - 2 months, 1 week ago

As far as I'm aware, there is no way to do this. User-submitted problems always default to 3 tries, although you could always contact support just to make sure.

David Stiff - 2 months, 1 week ago

thank you for the information, i'll see the contact support link

Vishruth K - 2 months, 1 week ago

Question 2: In the guidelines for creating a problem, it says to put \times if you want a multiplication symbol in one place. However, I'm typing \times but a multiplication symbol isn't being inserted. What should I type to get a multiplication symbol to be inserted? (I am not accepting the answer of using the letter x as the multiplication symbol.)

Vishruth K - 2 months, 1 week ago

You can check out this guide.

Aditya Mittal - 2 months, 1 week ago

Much of the math on Brilliant is written in $\LaTeX$ , and \times is no exception. Thus, make sure to enclose any Latex in backslashes and parenthesis, like this: \ ( 2 \times 2 \ ), except I've added a space between the backslashes and parenthesis so that it doesn't render it as Latex. This is what it will render as: $2 \times 2$ . Hope this helps!

David Stiff - 2 months, 1 week ago

Thank you both for answering this question

Vishruth K - 2 months, 1 week ago

You're welcome!

David Stiff - 2 months, 1 week ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$