$$\begin{vmatrix}a & b\\
c & d
\end{vmatrix}=ad-bc$$

$$\begin{vmatrix}a & b\ c & d \end{vmatrix}=ad-bc$$

You can also do inline math like $e^{2i\pi} = 1$ .

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