{align} is an environment provided by math packages that permits multiple related equations to be aligned at a common reference point, usually a sign of relation. For general question about aligning document elements, use {horizontal-alignment} or {vertical-alignment} instead.

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Where is the error that i can not run? [closed]

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article} \usepackage{amsmath}\usepackage{amssymb} \textwidth=16.5cm \oddsidemargin=-0.10cm \evensidemargin=-0.10cm \topmargin=-1.0cm \textheight=24.5cm ...
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Latex equation positioning problem

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article} \usepackage{amsmath}\usepackage{amssymb} \textwidth=16.5cm \oddsidemargin=-0.10cm \evensidemargin=-0.10cm \topmargin=-1.0cm \textheight=24.5cm ...
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Use of align for multiple alignments needing right-alignment

I am currently having issues with the display of this equation below. The code I have inserted is using align but I have also tried using eqnarray, (which has right-alignment but is deprecated), and ...
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Modify eqnarray to match that of amsmath's align

This is a follow-up question to \eqnarray vs \align. Sadly, some journals (and their accompanying document classes) still require the use of eqnarray to arrange a number of equations in a single ...
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Alignment between material inside and outside a cases environment

In the code below, I'd like to make the i=0,\ldots,n. line up, in the output, with the cases in the first part of the definition. Ideally, the full-stop would align with the semicolons and comma. ...
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Aberrant vertical spacing with {align} and friends?

Consider documents with the following preamble: \documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amsmath} Question #1. Why do we get bad alignment with the following code? \noindent ...
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change the color of an align environment

regarding this documentation ftp://ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/info/math/voss/mathCol/mathCol.pdf it should be easy to change the color of an align environment like this: \documentclass{article} ...
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How can I use align environment in conjuction with iopart.cls class?

I would like to use align environment over eqnarray for typesetting my equations. However the publisher forces to use the iopart.cls as the article class file which, as they mentioned, is incompatible ...
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What is the difference between aligned in displayed mode and starred align?

I am confused in choosing one of the following approaches. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{siunitx} %\sisetup{detect-all} \usepackage{amsmath} \parindent=0pt\relax \begin{document} The following ...
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How to get align or similar equation environment to use the whole line instead of centering around the equality sign

I'm creating a Beamer presentation in which a line in the equation environment should fill the whole screen and should not only be centered arround the equality sign. I think this looks nicer and is ...
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Wrapping text within align

I am writing Flashcards for the upcomming finals. To describe the equations I use the align* environment like this: \begin{align*} x_+ &: \text{ Molenbruch von Enzymen, bei denen ...
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Inserting three minipages in the same line

I'm trying to insert three minipages, side by side, in a line, but I'm failing miserably. Here's what I've been able to do so far: % ...
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A piecewise function with fractions and without tiny text

I would like to create a piecewise function which includes fractions. But the solutions I have found so far squish the fractions in to tiny text that is nearly illegible. The cases environment ...
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How to avoid this undesired horizontal space?

In the following output, why do I get the undesired space before the (, and how to get rid of it globally? Here is my code: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} ...
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Split expressions with parentheses in align environment

I am writing down a rather long expression, which has to be splitted in a align environment. The thing is that this expression has parentheses which have to be splitted too. I don't want to use ...
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Automatic linebreak in align environment in macros

I have given a selfdefined command like \newcommand{\AND}[2]{\left(#1 \vee #2 \right)} which makes sure that I always give the correct number of parameters to my formula and which handles the ...
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problem with align

i'm trying to typeset someting like this: \begin{align} f_{**p}(X_p,Y_p) = X_p(Y(f)) = \sum_{i,j = 1} ^n \alpha_i \beta_j E_{pi}(E_j(f)) f \end{align} short remark \begin{align} E_{pi}(E_j(f)) ...
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Spacing between align and list environement

How can I reduce the spacing between the align and the list environment? \begin{align*} {_C}\vOm=( 0, 0, 0 ) \end{align*} <=== THERE IS STILL SOME SPACING inbetween? ...
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Alternative to \text inside an align environment

Is there a way to write texts without resorting to using the \text macro every time I write something in the align enviroment? I am trying to write a proof and pretty much 90% requires me to write ...
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Breaking equation in align enviroment to put textwidth matrix in separate line

I have to put a textwidth pmatrix into an align environment. When using split, it destroys the centered alignment of the other equation. Pseudocode: \begin{align} \vec{a} &= \vec{b} + \vec{c} ...
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alignment and numbering of math formulas

I have 3 formulas which should be aligned at the = sign and numbered (1) to (3). Seems a simple task but trying both \being{equation} with \begin{split} and \being{align} did not work out. I alwasy ...
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Label one line in a begin align*

I have the following block of TeX: \begin{align*} m_n^+ = \dfrac{1}{n}\sum\limits_{k=N+1}^{n} =& \dfrac{1}{n}\sum\limits_{k=N+1}^{n}\left(a_k-L+L\right) \\ ...
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Using aligned and align without amsmath

I am currently working on a proceedings paper, and have realised after finishing it that only specific packages are permitted - one of which is not amsmath. As a result, many of the nice equations ...
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Problem with fraction and align environment - “&” symbol

I am new in LaTeX, thus I need your help. I want to align the \leq symbol under the + symbol. The problem is that the + symbol is contained inside a fraction, therefore, the ...
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Equation numbering

Suppose that when we write an equation in the align environment and we break the equation in two lines. There is only one equation number. How can I place this number not in the last equation line, ...
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How to set some lines right aligned in the align enviroments?

I have try some code like this: \begin{align*} Q(R)&=\bi(R,R)\\ &=\bi(R_I+R_{\Rico}+R_W,R_I+R_{\Rico}+R_W)\\ &=\bi(R_I,R_I)+2\bi(R_I,R_{\Rico})+2\bi(R_I,R_W)\\ ...
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Subequations inside align result in too wide equation

I want to create subequations and allign them such that nice 'inquality constraints' arise. My current code: \begin{subequations} \begin{align} a & \le b & \le c \label{eq:constr1}\\ d & ...
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How to align middle-align text in a parbox?

I am trying to add a frame around a text which would be centered and vertically aligned to the middle of the box but I can only center the text. What should I do to align the text to the middle of ...
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Passing an argument with the alignment operator (&) to a macro within another aligned environment

I am trying to write macros for quickly formatting matrices in math mode. Here is a simple, working example: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} ...
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Revtex's tensor macro interferes with nested amsmath split and align environments

I've encountered a strange collision between RevTeX and AMSLaTeX. If I nest a split environment inside an align environment, it works as it should, but then the next time I use the RevTeX \tensor{} ...
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How to handle too long equations?

I have some equations that don't fit in one line. In addition, they have different heights. I think it looks awful. \documentclass{report} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \begin{align*} ...
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How do I get this strange alignment?

I would like to get a nonstandard alignment in the following code: \begin{align} \text{First left hand side} & = \text{First right hand side} \\ \text{Second left hand side} & = ...
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Aligning minipages in math environment! [closed]

I am wondering why the mathematic lines and the text in the first minipage are not aligned the same. I would prefer the text part (below the first math part, equation (89)) to extend to the place ...
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How to align nested cases?

Please consider the code bellow: \begin{align*} function = \begin{cases} case1 &\mbox{if } n = 0 \\ \begin{cases} case2 &\mbox{if } n = 1 \\ ...
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Labeled linear program with labeled equations and wide objective function

Can anybody help me stating a linear program in latex with the following requirements? The LP itself shall be numbered on the left-hand side (although in the remaining document the equations' labels ...
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How to left align any LaTeX code? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to move the whole block of {align*} to the left? How can I make this simple code to appear left aligned? \begin{align} \frac{cos2A}{1-sin2A}=cot(45^o-A) \end{align} ...
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How do I typeset something like this (math - image below)?

I figured that that the exam class allows me to align the two parts of the lemma using the the \part command and also I could align the two lines of equation (3.11) using \begin{align*}, ...
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How do I left and right justify text within an align environment

I want to simultaneously have text left and right justified around an align environment. I'm able to do this, but my solution seems like a dreadful hack. I really don't want to prepend every line ...
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Why does aligning equations not work here?

\documentclass{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \newcommand*{\op}[1]{\operatorname{#1}} \begin{document} \begin{align*} \noalign{$\quad \op{f} * \op{r} = \op{c}_{\op{f}*\op{r}} (x_1,...,x_k) = ...
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Latex matrix not displaying right numbers

I've just started writing in latex to expose math problems to a forum. I am trying to display a matrix: \[ \begin{align*} \begin{matrix} 1 & -9 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 & -2 \\ -2 & ...
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exam class and align* environment [closed]

I wonder if there is a conflict between the align environment and the exam class. I have the following and it gives an error for \begin{align*} \documentclass[answers,11pt]{exam} ...
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Footnote in align enviroment

It appears that one is not supposed to use \footnote in math mode as per this appropriately named question: Footnote in math mode. However, it appears that I can get it to work without having to ...
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Multilines aligned to describe a set notation

I'm trying to write a set notation in multiple lines, for example: This is my code to get it. \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} ... \begin{align*} Lookup &= \{\, \langle C, A.m, B.m ...
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How to align bibliography to the left

I am using a custom bibliography style I created with makebst. For some reason, the references are not aligned to the left, only the first line is aligned to the left and the rest seems to be ...
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Correct usage of \ifmmode

Seems that there is some subtlety in using \ifmmode that I am not aware of. For some reason, using: \newcommand{\hlcodeA}[1]{\ifmmode\else\small\fi\texttt{\hilight{#1}}}% is not quite identical ...
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Altering fontsize in equations globally

I am trying to typeset all formulas in an article using \small font. If I use \DeclareMathSizes{9}{8}{6}{4}, then the size of in-line math in regular text is also changed. However, I want to redefine ...
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alignat makes 3 good alignments and 1 bad

I'm having a problem with the alignat environment. This code: \begin{alignat*}{9} &X_{12}&+X_{13}& & & & & & & &=1 ...
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align environment according to *first* character, rather than last

\begin{align*} abcd &= abcd &(abcdefghijk)\\ &= ab &(ab) \end{align*} After the first ampersand the equal signs are aligned. However, after the second ampersand, the ...
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Unwanted space before flalign

Why is there so much vertical space between the subsection heading and the equation in the following example. How do I get rid of it? \documentclass{article} \usepackage{mathtools} \begin{document} ...
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Interrupt environment with command

At the moment I'm trying to figure out how I could interrupt an environment. What I did so far... \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \newenvironment{envnew} { \begingroup \csname ...

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