Description
In Ultra courses, when the 'MathJax for LaTeX (Ultra Only)' feature is enabled, inline LaTeX expressions enclosed in \( ... \) do not render as expected. Only block-level expressions enclosed in $$ ... $$ are rendered correctly.
Steps to Replicate
Log in to Blackboard Learn Ultra Experience as an Administrator
Enable Tool MathJax for LaTeX (Ultra Only) for all Ultra courses
Log in as an Instructor
Access any Ultra Course
Go to Create > Document > Add Content
Copy and paste the following content:When \(a \ne 0\), there are two solutions to \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\) and they are
$$x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac} \over 2a}.$$
Observed Behavior:
Only the block formula inside $$ ... $$ is rendered properly. The inline expressions using \( ... \) remain unrendered and appear as plain text.
Expected Behavior:
Both inline \( ... \) and block $$ ... $$ LaTeX expressions should be rendered correctly as math formulas.
Resolution / Workaround
Please be informed that, according to our documentation in Help, the MathJax feature only supports $$ ... $$ delimiters.
Affected Versions
Learn 3900.121.0
Learn 3900.123.0
Target Release
Working as Intended