I searched but didn't find basic information on enabling TeX in an answer. $...$ didn't seem to work.
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Judging by the answer that you gave on a question on the main site, you already know the syntax and had input the LaTeX codes correctly.
If your question is not about the actual input of the TeX content, please edit/comment on the question to clarify.
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$\begingroup$ I wasn't sure what was happening. I know how to use Latex. But the source appears as is, unless I refreshed (F5) at least once. $\endgroup$ Jan 24, 2011 at 21:44
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$\begingroup$ @Thomas: Yes, that's a local problem with your browser, not the site. As Bill notes, IE seems to be particularly nasty to MathJax. $\endgroup$ Jan 24, 2011 at 21:53
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$\begingroup$ I enabled debugging in IE and get this error in the MathJax script: Line: 35 Error: No such element $\endgroup$ Jan 24, 2011 at 21:57
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$\begingroup$ The error goes away after several refreshes. $\endgroup$ Jan 24, 2011 at 22:00
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$\begingroup$ @Thomas: A race condition in IE maybe? MathJax inserts elements to the webpage, and IE8 is notoriously slow with it. Try the following: set the compatibility view in IE8 to enable IE7 compatible emulation. I dunno if it will help, but according to MathJax's website this may help. $\endgroup$ Jan 25, 2011 at 12:05
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$\begingroup$ @Willie, IE8 Compatibility View does not help. $\endgroup$ Jan 25, 2011 at 15:13
$...$
or$$...$$
(as well as a handful of other commands such as\begin{align*}
and the like). The site should do it automatically. $\endgroup$[math processing error]
, then you need to do a cache-clear;shift-refresh
does it in Firefox, I don't know how to do it with Internet Explorer. $\endgroup$