A very basic example on how to automate writing math questions + answers formatted in a LaTeX document.

precalc-example

"""
A very basic example on how to automate writing math questions + answers
formatted in a LaTeX document.

This proof of concept project shows that one could quickly substitute numbers,
provide a correct answer, and generate a properly formatted LaTeX document with
a simple command.

Compare that to the tedious process of manually copy-pasting questions, modifying the given
variables, and computing for the answers!

Input:
    `python precalc-example.py -2 -3 0 -5`
Output:
    ```
    \begin(illustration)
    Determine the distance between points $A = (-2, -3)$ and $B = (0, -5)$.
    \begin(sol)
    Let $x_(1) = -2$, $x_(2) = 0$, $y_(1) = -3$ and $y_(2) = -5$:

    \begin(align*)
    D(A, B) &= \sqrt( (x_(2) - x_(1))^2 + (y_(2) - y_(1))^(2)) &&
    \text(\scriptsize (Distance.formula) ) \\
     &= \sqrt( (0 - -2)^(2) + (-5 - -3)^(2)) &&\text(\scriptsize(Substitute the values) ) \\
     &= \sqrt( (2)^(2) + (-2)^(2) &&\text(\scriptsize (Subtract the terms) ) \\
     &= \sqrt( (4 + 4) &&\text(\scriptsize (Simplify) ) \\
     &\approx 2.8284271247461903\  \text(units) &&\text(\scriptsize (Finalanswer) )
    \end(align*)
    (\bf Conclusion):\\
    This means that the distance between the two points $A = (-2, 0)$ and $B =
    (-3, -5) is approximately equal to 2.8284$ units.
    \end(sol)
    \end(illustration)
    ```

"""

import argparse


parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('a1', type=int)
parser.add_argument('b1', type=int)
parser.add_argument('a2', type=int)
parser.add_argument('b2', type=int)
args = parser.parse_args()

A1 = args.a1
A2 = args.a2
B1 = args.b1
B2 = args.b2
final_answer = (((A2-A1)**2 + (B2-B1)**2))**(1/2.0)

problem = rf'''\begin(illustration)
Determine the distance between points $A = ({A1}, {B1})$ and $B = ({A2}, {B2})$.
\begin(sol)
Let $x_(1) = {A1}$, $x_(2) = {A2}$, $y_(1) = {B1}$ and $y_(2) = {B2}$:

\begin(align*)
D(A, B) &= \sqrt( (x_(2) - x_(1))^2 + (y_(2) - y_(1))^(2)) &&
\text(\scriptsize (Distance.formula) ) \\
 &= \sqrt( ({A2} - {A1})^(2) + ({B2} - {B1})^(2)) &&\text(\scriptsize(Substitute the values) ) \\
 &= \sqrt( ({A2-A1})^(2) + ({B2-B1})^(2) &&\text(\scriptsize (Subtract the terms) ) \\
 &= \sqrt( ({(A2-A1)**2} + {(B2-B1)**2}) &&\text(\scriptsize (Simplify) ) \\
 &\approx {final_answer}\  \text(units) &&\text(\scriptsize (Finalanswer) )
\end(align*)
(\bf Conclusion):\\
This means that the distance between the two points $A = ({A1}, {A2})$ and $B =
({B1}, {B2}) is approximately equal to {round(final_answer, 4)}$ units.
\end(sol)
\end(illustration)
'''

print(problem % args.__dict__)