copilot's coding is all messed up and messy.

Question

I use it for math and when I ask to do some problems, it gives literal code like sqrt {... and I can't read it easily. this is a big problem. I dunno what's going on. even when I've asked it to fix its code, doesn't work

Answer 1

Admittedly, prompt engineering is more of an art than science - including dealing with math problems. The following might help:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/cooking-up-a-great-prompt-getting-the-most-from-copilot-7b614306-d5aa-4b62-8509-e46674a29165

and

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/for-individuals/do-more-with-ai/learning-and-education/how-to-use-ai-for-math-calculations?form=MA13KP

---

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin