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=== Inline math mode ===
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The famous result (once more) is given by $ c^2 = a^2 + b^2 $.\par % TeX style.
The famous result (once more) is given by \m{c^2 = a^2 + b^2}.\par
The famous result (once more) is given by \math{c^2 = a^2 + b^2}.\par
The famous result (once more) is given by \mathematics{c^2 = a^2 + b^2}.\par}
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=== Note to Plain TeX Users ===
ConTeXt is plain TeX compatible. So, if you have any old document written in plain TeX, it will work with ConTeXt. This does not mean that you will get pixel by pixel identical output with ConTeXt. For inline math, everything that you learnt for plain TeX is also true for ConTeXt. However, display math is significantly different. '''Do not use <code>$$ .... $$</code>''' to write display math formulas in ConTeXt, since you will not get the correct spacing around the formulas. Instead use <texcode>\{{cmd|startformula }} / {{cmd|stopformula}}... \stopformula</texcode>
See [[Math/Display]] for more details on how to use display math in ConTeXt.