LaTeX Questions Answered
49 Must LaTeX be used for all equations?
A commonly asked questions is: Must LaTeX be used for all equations, even simple ones?
Not necessarily. If the numbers, symbols and letters needed for an equation are available on a standard keyboard and can be entered in a clear manner, then LaTeX is not required. Instead, LaTeX can be reserved for complex formulas and equations, including fractions.
The Pressbooks User Guide makes this suggestion:
If LaTeX is a bit much for you or you’d rather look at other options, you can always use special characters, symbols, and the sub/superscript buttons on the toolbar to compose your equations.
If you are fluent in HTML+CSS, you can also look at constructing and formatting your formulas that way.