Why did this spoiler syntax not work

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I wanted to write the following as a spoiler, in an answer, but the syntax >! did not work.

! Essentially,
$\log_5(6/5) = \log_5(6) - \log_5(5) = a/b -1$
since $\log_56=\dfrac{\log_4 6}{\log_4 5} = \dfrac{a}{b} $

Can somebody point out what went wrong?

FYI, see the network Meta post What's the exact syntax for spoiler markup. Although it's almost $12$ years old, I believe not much has changed as far as that syntax goes. However, regarding initial spaces before the '>!', my testing shows this only always works properly if there are $3$ or fewer initial spaces. Also, note that instead of a '\' at the end of each line, you could also use '<br>' instead, as well as just putting all of your text into $1$ line, with the '<br>' causing each part to appear on a separate line. — John Omielan, Commented Nov 1, 2022 at 23:46

KReiser · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-01 23:28:36Z

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The line breaks are the issue. If you remove the linebreaks or start each line with >!, you can get the desired result, as I show below:

Essentially,
$\log_5(6/5) = \log_5(6) - \log_5(5) = a/b -1$
since $\log_56=\dfrac{\log_4 6}{\log_4 5} = \dfrac{a}{b} $

You ought to be able to click edit to see what's going on there, but just in case,

>! Essentially, \
>! $\log_5(6/5) = \log_5(6) - \log_5(5) = a/b -1$ \
>! since $\log_56=\dfrac{\log_4 6}{\log_4 5} = \dfrac{a}{b} $

is the text I've inputted.

answered Nov 1, 2022 at 23:28

KReiser

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$\begingroup$ Thanks for the text in code mode, because it says "Suggested edits are not allowed on non-tag-wiki posts on meta sites." $\endgroup$
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Commented Nov 2, 2022 at 8:30

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