# All Questions

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### solving systems of linear equations on the same line

I want to make this look better. When I cancel out some of the variables it doesn't cancel out well. I don't want a line to go underneath where I have E1 + E2 and as well as the others. Some of my ...
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### Using tabular environment for text with line break in memoir

I would like to have the following result.... But I noticed that it is not possible to have a linebreak within the tabular environment...and the \\ command simply makes the compilation crash. Here ...
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### Vertical space between list items in OPmac

I want to add some space between items in a list: \input opmac \def\itemhook{\vskip 7pt\relax} \begmulti 2 \begitems * $y=3x^2=x=2$. * $y=3+8x-x^2-x^3$. * $y=7-18x-3x^2+4x^3$. * $y=6-15x+18x^2-4x^3$...
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### What to decide before writing a math book?

Until now, I have only written short documents in LaTeX. Whenever I encounter a problem or an error, I google'd it, and copy-paste'd the package/newcommand to my code. I use the same beginning code ...
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### Add figures and tables to the same page in order of appearance

Is there a way to make tables and figures appear in the same TOC, in order of appearance in the document, but numbered separately? Exactly like this post, but with the tables and figures mixed ...
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### Why pdfTeX gives different results with identical typesetting instructions?

I noticed strange behavior in pdfTeX and do not understand how to explain it. In the following two examples pdf files look differently. texlive-lang-czechslovak package must be installed to try these ...
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### TexStudio, using list of 'bad words'

I would like to use the option of TexStudio of having a 'bad words' list. I know where to find the wordlist directory. In here there is the bad word list for the German language (that works well when ...
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### cm - illegal unit of measure in tabular?

I wanted to created a table and I get an illegal unit of measure error, but I use cm, which works great normally.... I don't know why but sometimes I get this error and sometimes it works great... \...
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### \nomname undefined when list of symbols is in a external file

I want to create a list of symbols in an external file using the nomencl package. Here's what my file listOfSymbols.tex looks like: \renewcommand{\nomname}{List of Symbols} \nomenclature{$v$}{volume ...
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### Pluralize macro s, occasionally

I define a key term in my preamble, because we are still sorting out how to spell it ('soft goal' vs 'softgoal'): \newcommand{\sg}{softgoal} However, we also use this in plural form, which is simply ...
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### Allow page breaks in a dashed box

I use tikzpicture for my dashed box, but the box breaks to a newpage when the inside text is too long: Here is my .tex: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{lipsum} \usepackage{tikz} ...
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### Location of pdflatex when installing Lyx

Where is the location of pdflatex when installed through Lyx on Windows?
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### Wrong PDF bookmark mapping issue with redefined appendices or chapters [duplicate]

I am using the package utdiss2.sty in a paper. When I use the package like this example: \documentclass[12pt]{book} \usepackage{lipsum} \usepackage{bookmark} \usepackage{utdiss2} \usepackage{hyperref}...
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### How can I increase line spacing in whole my beamer in Latex?

I saw some solutions in other sites. I tried to use the following code: \AtBeginEnvironmentitemize}{\setlength\itemsep{2.0em}} But it doesn't work. Actually, when I type \setlength\itemsep{size} ...
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### How to make a table with equally sized columns?

I have the following table: \begin{document} % Table generated by Excel2LaTeX from sheet 'Sheet2' \begin{table}[htbp] \centering \caption{Add caption} \begin{tabular}{lcccc} \...
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### The Bra-Ket Notation in LaTeX

I want to write the following symbol in LaTeX: I'm using the following (minimal) code: \documentclass[12pt,twoside]{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{...
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### Float package screws up list of listing format/style

Can anyone explain the following behavior: MWE: \documentclass[12pt]{report} \title{List of listings problem} \author{Gerjan} \date{June 2016} %\usepackage{babel} % Use dutch, british or english \...
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### Drawing Nx1 tables in a row with specified spacing using tikz(page replacement algorithm illustration graph)

Actually, how to draw the picture like this. That's the illustration of LRU page-replacement algorithm in operating system concepts.