Help on using the <solution> tag

The solution tag is used to reveal the answer to a question presented to the reader. The problem and optional solution tags appear inside the exercise tag to present a question or task and an answer, respectively, to the reader.

Example

This CNXML:


<exercise id="texas-exercise">
  <problem id="texas-problem">
    <para id="texas-problem-para">
      What is the capital of Texas?
    </para>
  </problem>
  <solution id="texas-solution">
    <para id="texas-solution-para">
      Austin is the capital of Texas.
    </para>
  </solution>
</exercise>

Results in this display:

Exercise 1

What is the capital of Texas?

[ Show Solution ]

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print-placement (optional): Determines where the solution will be placed relative to other content in the PDF version of the document. Setting the "print-placement" value on solution can be useful for overriding the value of "print-placement" set in exercise if the exercise has more than one solution.
Possible values:
- end - When viewing the PDF version of the content, the exercise will be moved to the end of the chapter (default, except for an exercise contained in an example).
- here - The exercise will be displayed inline with the rest of the text (default for an exercise contained in an example).
type (optional): Defines the type of solution. Type can be any user-defined value that reflects the purpose of the solution.
id (required): A unique identifier, whose value must begin with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores, colons, and/or periods (no spaces).

Using the <solution> tag

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Example

Exercise 1

Solution

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