Re: Dumb math question

[Alberto Vecchiato]

On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Robin Turner wrote:

> Well, I've looked through the Tutorial, the User Guide and a LaTeX command 
> summary, and I still can't find how to do the following ...
> 
> 1.  Type a fraction as an ordinary slash fraction rather than a math fraction;
> 
> 2.  Type a degree sign (as in "a 90 degree arc").
> 
> Am I stupid or what?
> 
Don't know if it's what you want, but I usually do this:
1. simply a/b in math mode;
2. 90^\circ in math mode.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Alberto Vecchiato