# Square root of 3 in a table

**URL:** https://cl.desmos.com/t/square-root-of-3-in-a-table/577
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** [September 25, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/square-root-of-3-in-a-table/577 "2019-09-25T21:23:48Z")
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### Author: ![Gail\_Anderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/gail_anderson/32/373_2.png) [@Gail\_Anderson](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Gail_Anderson)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/square-root-of-3-in-a-table/577/1 "2019-09-25T21:23:48Z")

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I’m trying to make a table with various expressions in it, such as 2x and x and x times sqrt(3). So I’d like to have the sqrt symbol in there. Can this be done in a table? I’ve tried all of these and it just keeps printing the sqrt, etc not the symbol. (I tried versions with ( and with { as well)

cellContent(2,2):“sqrt{3}”  
cellContent(2,2):"\sqrt{3}"  
cellContent(2,2):"\sqrt{\left(3\right)}"  
cellContent(2,2):"`sqrt(3)`"  
cellContent(2,2):"’\sqrt{3}’"  
cellContent(2,2):"’\sqrt{\left(3\right)}’"

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### Author: ![JayChow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/jaychow/32/1674_2.png) [@JayChow](https://cl.desmos.com/u/JayChow)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/square-root-of-3-in-a-table/577/2 "2019-09-25T21:28:05Z")

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You’ve pretty much got it! Gotta double up your backslashes in CL

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### Author: ![Gail\_Anderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/gail_anderson/32/373_2.png) [@Gail\_Anderson](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Gail_Anderson)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/square-root-of-3-in-a-table/577/3 "2019-09-25T21:29:45Z")

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I couldn’t get any of those to work though … ?  
When I put cellContent(2,2):"\sqrt{3}" the student preview shows \sqrt{3} in the table. I am trying to get the student to see the square root symbol with a 3 under it…  
Ok, wow, I typed " then 2 backslashes above, and it’s even converting it in my Chrome browser to 1 \ … I really do have 2 backslashes in there, what is going on?

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### Author: ![JayChow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/jaychow/32/1674_2.png) [@JayChow](https://cl.desmos.com/u/JayChow)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/square-root-of-3-in-a-table/577/4 "2019-09-25T21:33:36Z")

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Just need another backslash

> **[Latex in Tables • Activity Builder by Desmos](https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5d8bdc75c9e5aa0b89b1b8a6)**
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> by Jay Chow

  
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### Author: ![Gail\_Anderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/gail_anderson/32/373_2.png) [@Gail\_Anderson](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Gail_Anderson)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/square-root-of-3-in-a-table/577/5 "2019-09-25T21:35:26Z")

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I really am trying with 2 backslashes… I’ll keep trying. It’s slide 17 in here: [INT2 6.1.2 • Activity Builder by Desmos](https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5d8b82edce89060c08ecdc33)

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### Author: ![Gail\_Anderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/gail_anderson/32/373_2.png) [@Gail\_Anderson](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Gail_Anderson)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/square-root-of-3-in-a-table/577/6 "2019-09-25T21:37:22Z")

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Ok, I added the ` things and it worked this time. Thanks, Jay, you are awesome!

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### Author: ![JayChow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/jaychow/32/1674_2.png) [@JayChow](https://cl.desmos.com/u/JayChow)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/square-root-of-3-in-a-table/577/7 "2019-09-25T21:38:21Z")

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Ahhh, was just about to have you check that! Sorry, forgot to mention the difference in columns that are text formatted.