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Maths rendering test

If the MathJax library is installed properly, you should see the square root of x here: $ \sqrt{x} $ and the square root of y here: \(\sqrt{y}\)$$\text{The quadratic formula should appear here: } x = \frac {-b \pm \sqrt {b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$$\[\text{The cubic equation should appear here: } a x^3\; +\; b x^2\; +\; c x\; +\; d\; =\; 0\]

$$\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta \equiv 1$$

testing 123

Useful Links

Underground Mathematics: Selected worked STEP questions

STEP Question database

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: What do we look for?

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: Information about STEP

University of Cambridge Admissions Office: Undergraduate course information for Mathematics

Stephen Siklos' "Advanced Problems in Mathematics" book (external link)

MEI: Worked solutions to STEP questions (external link)

OCR: Exam board information about STEP (external link)

AMSP (Advanced Maths Support programme): Support for University Admission Tests (external link)