` inside `.book-prose` (theme styles them)
+- For chained calculations, prefer aligned multi-line KaTeX:
+
+```html
+\[
+ \begin{aligned}
+ b &= \sqrt{c^2-a^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{13^2-5^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{144} \\
+ &= 12
+ \end{aligned}
+\]
+```
+
+This keeps equal signs aligned and avoids long single-line equations on mobile.
## Checkpoints (required shape)
diff --git a/content/math/pythagoras-theorem/_index.md b/content/math/pythagoras-theorem/_index.md
index d59f9f2..ae3410e 100644
--- a/content/math/pythagoras-theorem/_index.md
+++ b/content/math/pythagoras-theorem/_index.md
@@ -54,31 +54,37 @@ strand = "Measures, Shape & Space"
Find the hypotenuse
Example. If \(a=9\) and \(b=12\), find \(c\).
\[
- c = \sqrt{9^2 + 12^2}
- = \sqrt{81 + 144}
- = \sqrt{225}
- = 15
+ \begin{aligned}
+ c &= \sqrt{9^2 + 12^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{81 + 144} \\
+ &= \sqrt{225} \\
+ &= 15
+ \end{aligned}
\]
The third side is 15 ft.
Find a missing leg
Example. If \(c=13\) and \(a=5\), find \(b\).
\[
- b = \sqrt{c^2 - a^2}
- = \sqrt{13^2 - 5^2}
- = \sqrt{169 - 25}
- = \sqrt{144}
- = 12
+ \begin{aligned}
+ b &= \sqrt{c^2 - a^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{13^2 - 5^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{169 - 25} \\
+ &= \sqrt{144} \\
+ &= 12
+ \end{aligned}
\]
Example. If \(c=10\) and \(a=2\), find \(b\).
\[
- b = \sqrt{10^2 - 2^2}
- = \sqrt{100 - 4}
- = \sqrt{96}
- = \sqrt{16 \cdot 6}
- = 4\sqrt{6}
+ \begin{aligned}
+ b &= \sqrt{10^2 - 2^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{100 - 4} \\
+ &= \sqrt{96} \\
+ &= \sqrt{16 \cdot 6} \\
+ &= 4\sqrt{6}
+ \end{aligned}
\]
Common pitfall
diff --git a/content/math/pythagoras-theorem/core.html b/content/math/pythagoras-theorem/core.html
index e9975f2..9101256 100644
--- a/content/math/pythagoras-theorem/core.html
+++ b/content/math/pythagoras-theorem/core.html
@@ -43,31 +43,37 @@
Find the hypotenuse
Example. If \(a=9\) and \(b=12\), find \(c\).
\[
- c = \sqrt{9^2 + 12^2}
- = \sqrt{81 + 144}
- = \sqrt{225}
- = 15
+ \begin{aligned}
+ c &= \sqrt{9^2 + 12^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{81 + 144} \\
+ &= \sqrt{225} \\
+ &= 15
+ \end{aligned}
\]
The third side is 15 ft.
Find a missing leg
Example. If \(c=13\) and \(a=5\), find \(b\).
\[
- b = \sqrt{c^2 - a^2}
- = \sqrt{13^2 - 5^2}
- = \sqrt{169 - 25}
- = \sqrt{144}
- = 12
+ \begin{aligned}
+ b &= \sqrt{c^2 - a^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{13^2 - 5^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{169 - 25} \\
+ &= \sqrt{144} \\
+ &= 12
+ \end{aligned}
\]
Example. If \(c=10\) and \(a=2\), find \(b\).
\[
- b = \sqrt{10^2 - 2^2}
- = \sqrt{100 - 4}
- = \sqrt{96}
- = \sqrt{16 \cdot 6}
- = 4\sqrt{6}
+ \begin{aligned}
+ b &= \sqrt{10^2 - 2^2} \\
+ &= \sqrt{100 - 4} \\
+ &= \sqrt{96} \\
+ &= \sqrt{16 \cdot 6} \\
+ &= 4\sqrt{6}
+ \end{aligned}
\]
Common pitfall
diff --git a/static/feed.xml b/static/feed.xml
index b918d7b..1537bde 100644
--- a/static/feed.xml
+++ b/static/feed.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,21 @@
Open Free Books
https://openfreebooks.org/
Recent updates to Open Free Books pages and live chapters.
- Thu, 21 May 2026 23:42:19 GMT
+ Fri, 22 May 2026 05:18:34 GMT
+ -
+
Coordinate geometry foundations
+ https://openfreebooks.org/math/coordinate-geometry-foundations/
+ https://openfreebooks.org/math/coordinate-geometry-foundations/
+ Fri, 22 May 2026 05:18:34 GMT
+ Plot points, find distances and midpoints, and work with slopes of lines in the Cartesian plane.
+
+ -
+
Pythagoras' theorem
+ https://openfreebooks.org/math/pythagoras-theorem/
+ https://openfreebooks.org/math/pythagoras-theorem/
+ Fri, 22 May 2026 05:18:34 GMT
+ Use Pythagoras' theorem and its converse in 2D problems and coordinate settings.
+
-
Basic math notation
https://openfreebooks.org/math/basic-math-notation/
@@ -89,13 +103,6 @@
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:54:30 GMT
Find equations of circles, tangents, and intersections using coordinate methods and distance.
- -
-
Coordinate geometry foundations
- https://openfreebooks.org/math/coordinate-geometry-foundations/
- https://openfreebooks.org/math/coordinate-geometry-foundations/
- Thu, 21 May 2026 16:54:30 GMT
- Plot points, find distances and midpoints, and work with slopes of lines in the Cartesian plane.
-
-
Deductive geometry
https://openfreebooks.org/math/deductive-geometry/
@@ -145,13 +152,6 @@
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:54:30 GMT
Count outcomes with permutations and combinations, then compute probabilities in finite sample spaces.
- -
-
Pythagoras' theorem
- https://openfreebooks.org/math/pythagoras-theorem/
- https://openfreebooks.org/math/pythagoras-theorem/
- Thu, 21 May 2026 16:54:30 GMT
- Use Pythagoras' theorem and its converse in 2D problems and coordinate settings.
-
-
Charts & averages
https://openfreebooks.org/math/statistical-charts-averages/
diff --git a/static/sitemap.xml b/static/sitemap.xml
index 40fa4f5..23533f0 100644
--- a/static/sitemap.xml
+++ b/static/sitemap.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
https://openfreebooks.org/math/coordinate-geometry-foundations/
- 2026-05-21T16:54:30.000Z
+ 2026-05-22T05:18:34.000Z
https://openfreebooks.org/math/counting-and-numbers/
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
https://openfreebooks.org/math/pythagoras-theorem/
- 2026-05-21T16:54:30.000Z
+ 2026-05-22T05:18:34.000Z
https://openfreebooks.org/math/quadratic-equations/