How do I express multiplication while I write text

Question

anonymous · Answer

I was answering a question here http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/54b2cd76e4b0981c990b836a I wanted to know, when I was expressing the equations, how to put a multiplication sign instead of an x, which I wrote.

thesmartone · Answer

$\ x$

$\ \times$

`$\ x$`

`$\ \times$`

e.mccormick · Answer

As TSO says, \times $\dfrac{1}{x}\times \dfrac{1}{y}$ `$\dfrac{1}{x}\times \dfrac{1}{y}$`
or you can use cdot for the centered dot notation:
$\dfrac{1}{x}\cdot\dfrac{1}{y}$ `$\dfrac{1}{x}\cdot\dfrac{1}{y}$`

sleepyjess · Answer

Typically I just use $1*3$

unklerhaukus · Answer

```
$$\cdot\times\ast\star\otimes\prod\langle~,~\rangle$$
```
$$\cdot\times\ast\star\otimes\prod\langle~,~\rangle$$

e.mccormick · Answer

@UnkleRhaukus You forgot good old, $()$ as in $a(x+1)$.  =P

unklerhaukus · Answer

yeah, but that is plain text, not $\TeX$

thesmartone · Answer

lol xD

e.mccormick · Answer

I used $\TeX$ for it.  That way it got the a and x proper.