How do I write a right bracket without writing a left one?

Question

I need to use \right] in one of my lines, but if I don't write \left[ in the same formula I get an error (Using texmaker).

What I want to do is to type the range of a function, as in $F(x)]_{0}^{5}$. The problem is I can't use a regular bracket ] because of the line height (There are several fractions in there).

Is there any alternative to \right] that allows me to skip the left one?

I've seen several questions regarding curly braces (Problem being you need to write \left\{, but none that answers this particular question.

you'll need \left. there must be a duplicate somewhere?... — cmhughes, May 11 '14 at 14:45
Related: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/34902/what-does-right-do — jub0bs, May 11 '14 at 14:46
@cmhughes There must probably be, but I haven't been able to locate it. Jubobs' link would be if it were easier to find while searching. — , May 11 '14 at 14:53
How to make \left, \right pairs of delimiter work over multiple lines? or How do I type a single bracket? — cmhughes, May 11 '14 at 14:56

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered May 11 '14 at 14:46

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use this

\[f(x) = \left.mx + b \right]\]

\[f(x) = \left.mx + b \right\}\]

for left bracket,

\[f(x) = \left[mx + b \right.\]

\[f(x) = \left\{mx + b \right.\]

answered May 11 '14 at 14:46

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Wow exactly! I didn't know about that, thank you. – May 11 '14 at 14:51

How do I write a right bracket without writing a left one?

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