2.11.1 Top new questions this week

2.11.1.1 Simplifying square roots

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/300035/simplifying-square-roots

I want to create a command that, for a given integer n, type sets a simplified square root of n. For example, the output of 
\rsqrt{4} 
\rsqrt{8} 
\rsqrt{18} 
\rsqrt{7} 
would be the same as that of 
2 
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- asked by koralakralj (19 votes), answered by jfbu (18 votes)

2.11.1.2 What's the benefit of using  standalone  instead of  article ?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/300242/whats-the-benefit-of-using-standalone-instead-of-article

When I change article to standalone the result shows no difference except that the edge around the picture turning gray. Then what's the benefit of using {standalone} compared to {article}? 
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- asked by buzzee (18 votes), answered by mirkom (26 votes)

2.11.1.3 What are good resources for a beginner, non-computer genius type of person, to learn Plain TeX?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/299858/what-are-good-resources-for-a-beginner-non-computer-genius-type-of-person-to-l

I noticed that there are a lot of "beginner" resources for LaTeX, lots of novice friendly tutorials etc. 
Are there similar resources available for Plain TeX that are geared towards beginners? 
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- asked by A Feldman (17 votes), answered by erreka (8 votes)

2.11.1.4 Python-like dictionary in latex?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/299909/python-like-dictionary-in-latex

Is there a command/macro in latex to generate python-like dictionaries, i.e. 
var = {a:1, b:2, c:3} 
which then return for \var{b} 2?
 

- asked by arc_lupus (16 votes), answered by egreg (16 votes)

2.11.1.5 How to enable protrusion for superscript numbers?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/300033/how-to-enable-protrusion-for-superscript-numbers

I am using the memoir class in XeTeX with the microtype package. As generally protrusion works as expected, it doesn't work for superscript numbers, which occur as footnote references. According to  ...
 

- asked by user5950 (15 votes), answered by Robert (11 votes)

2.11.1.6 Biber 2.4, microtype, and special characters

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/300395/biber-2-4-microtype-and-special-characters

I just performed an update of all packages in my texlive distribution (2015) and now I'm having trouble combining biber+biblatex with the microtype package. 
The error seems to arise only when using  ...
 

- asked by apc (12 votes), answered by Robert (10 votes)

2.11.1.7 How to improve my semantic tableau?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/300165/how-to-improve-my-semantic-tableau

I have to typeset some semantic tableaux in my document, looking similar to the example underneath. 
My first idea was to use tikz for this, so I created the following monster: 
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- asked by Jeroen (12 votes), answered by cfr (11 votes)