\startformula goes into displaymode so is used in cases like
\startmixedcolumns[balance=yes] \placeformula\startformula 5^{-3} \colon 5^4 \stopformula \placeformula\startformula (2^{3})^{-2} \cdot 2^{-3} \stopformula \placeformula\startformula \frac{(-4)^2 \cdot 2^3}{2^{-2}} \stopformula \placeformula\startformula \left(\frac{5}{2}\right)^{-3} \cdot \left(\frac{2}{5}\right)^4 \stopformula \placeformula\startformula (-2)^{(-3)} \colon \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^3 \stopformula \placeformula\startformula \left(\frac{5^{-3}}{2^{-3}}\right)^2 \stopformula \placeformula\startformula \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{-2} \stopformula \placeformula\startformula \frac{\frac{2}{5} \cdot \left(\frac{2}{5}\right)^{-2}}{\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)^2} \stopformula \placeformula\startformula \frac{4^2 \cdot 2^3 \colon 2^{(-1)}}{2^{(-3)} \cdot 8} \stopformula \placeformula\startformula \frac{2^3 \cdot (-2^4)^2}{2^{-5}} \cdot (-2)^3 \stopformula \placeformula\startformula \frac{(-2)^3 \cdot (-2)^{(-4)}}{2^5} \stopformula \placeformula\startformula \left(\left(\frac{1}{-16}\right)^{-2} \colon \left(\frac{-2}{16}\right)^3\right)^{-3} \stopformula \stopmixedcolumns
you can try
But where is my itemize?
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instead
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