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Enter	To get
sqrt(4)	$\displaystyle \sqrt{{{4}}}$ = 2
2/(5-3)	$\displaystyle \frac{{2}}{{{5}-{3}}}$ = 1
3^2	$\displaystyle {3}^{{2}}$ = 9
log(100)	$\displaystyle {\log{{\left({100}\right)}}}$ = 2

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