# Linebreak between \left and \right [duplicate]

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How to make \left, \right pairs of delimiter work over multiple lines?

I would like to type something like this:

$$\begin{split} \left( ba ba ba \\ ba ba ba \right) \end{split}$$


But it contains error; I think it's because \left( and \right) should be in the same line. How can I type something like this, but in different lines? I think one of the solution is replaced \left( and \right) by \Big( and \Big). But I am not satisfied with it since \Big( is not "big" enough compared to \left(.

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## marked as duplicate by Martin Scharrer♦Apr 3 '12 at 4:54

How about \biggl( ... \biggr) or \Biggl( ... \Biggr)? –  Torbjørn T. Mar 29 '12 at 6:00

if you want the parentheses of the same height, use \vphantom and a combination of \left( ... \right. \\ \left. ... \right)

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}

$$\begin{split} \left( \int_1^2 ba ba \mathrm da \right. \\ \left. ba ba ba \vphantom{\int_1^2} \right) \end{split}$$

\end{document}


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Try this:

\documentclass{minimal}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}

$$\begin{split} \left( ba ba ba \right. \\ \left. ba ba ba \right) \end{split}$$

\end{document}


You were right about the fact that the \left and \right should be on the same line.

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This will not give parentheses of the same size if the height of the contents on the two lines is different. –  eldering Mar 29 '12 at 8:56