There is a proof from a book I have a doubt on, but the proof itself is quite long. Should I copy paste the whole text or can I just take screen shot from the pages in the book and put?
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asked Apr 12, 2022 at 9:56
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9$\begingroup$ Neither. Isolate the part of the proof you doubt and any required background information and provide a reference to the book you found it in. Be considerate to the people you're asking for help from :) $\endgroup$– postmortesApr 12, 2022 at 9:59
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$\begingroup$ The issue is, I am not sure if the ideas could be made to make sense like that because this book is somewhat obscure.. at least from the undergraduate prespective (who seem to be the largest population of this site) @postmortes $\endgroup$– tryst with freedomApr 12, 2022 at 10:00
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$\begingroup$ Ok. I confess I don't understand why you want an undergraduate to answer you, but that is your choice :) $\endgroup$– postmortesApr 12, 2022 at 10:02
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$\begingroup$ What I meant is not exactly about the educational qualification but it is that this book's knowledge is not common. As someone with undergraduate experience I can say it is not , maybe for masters it is not as well. I am not sure. $\endgroup$– tryst with freedomApr 12, 2022 at 10:03
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1$\begingroup$ Who are you trying to get an answer from, if not an expert? $\endgroup$– Asaf Karagila ModApr 12, 2022 at 10:20
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$\begingroup$ Welp, anyone who has enough ability to answer my Q. Turns out the book's pdf is hosted by some German uni on the internet. I've linked that in the post $\endgroup$– tryst with freedomApr 12, 2022 at 10:37
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1$\begingroup$ My answer on the following page might be helpful here. I show how to automatically convert screenshots to latex. math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/34363/… $\endgroup$– user400188Apr 12, 2022 at 23:45
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You should transcribe the part of the proof you are confused about into MathJax, instead of taking screenshot, since screen-shots are not searchable. Then, if there are any terms in the section you transcribed whose definitions appear elsewhere in the paper, you should also transcribe their definitions from the paper into your question. Finally, try your best to explain what you are confused about.
If this is too much work, then it means that your question cannot be appropriately answered on MSE.
