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[latex/en] minor typo fixes (#2481)

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@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Math has many symbols, far beyond what you can find on a keyboard;
Set and relation symbols, arrows, operators, and Greek letters to name a few.\\
Sets and relations play a vital role in many mathematical research papers.
Here's how you state all y that belong to X, $\forall$ x $\in$ X. \\
Here's how you state all x that belong to X, $\forall$ x $\in$ X. \\
% Notice how I needed to add $ signs before and after the symbols. This is
% because when writing, we are in text-mode.
% However, the math symbols only exist in math-mode.
@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Here's how you state all y that belong to X, $\forall$ x $\in$ X. \\
\[a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \]
My favorite Greek letter is $\xi$. I also like $\beta$, $\gamma$ and $\sigma$.
I haven't found a Greek letter that yet that \LaTeX \hspace{1pt} doesn't know
I haven't found a Greek letter yet that \LaTeX \hspace{1pt} doesn't know
about! \\
Operators are essential parts of a mathematical document:
@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ $$ ^{10}/_{7} $$
% \frac{numerator}{denominator}
$$ \frac{n!}{k!(n - k)!} $$ \\
We can also insert equations in an "equation environment".
We can also insert equations in an ``equation environment''.
% Display math with the equation 'environment'
\begin{equation} % enters math-mode
@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ and look at the glorious glory that is a \LaTeX \hspace{1pt} pdf.
Getting to the final document using \LaTeX \hspace{1pt} consists of the following
steps:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Write the document in plain text (the "source code").
\item Write the document in plain text (the ``source code'').
\item Compile source code to produce a pdf.
The compilation step looks like this (in Linux): \\
\begin{verbatim}
@ -233,7 +233,10 @@ steps:
A number of \LaTeX \hspace{1pt}editors combine both Step 1 and Step 2 in the
same piece of software. So, you get to see Step 1, but not Step 2 completely.
Step 2 is still happening behind the scenes.
Step 2 is still happening behind the scenes\footnote{In cases, where you use
references (like Eqn.~\ref{eq:pythagoras}), you may need to run Step 2
multiple times, to generate an intermediary *.aux file.}.
% Also, this is how you add footnotes to your document!
You write all your formatting information in plain text in Step 1.
The compilation part in Step 2 takes care of producing the document in the