the cases environment is provided by the amsmath package- the mathtools package introduces extensions of it (dcases, etc)
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Separate labels in cases
As much as I have tried, it doesn't seem possible to use separate labels when using a casesconstruction (from the amsmath package).
Ideally, I would like to be able to write something like
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Split-like environment inside cases environment
I'd like to have a cases environment with some cases that are too long to fit on one line. I tried this:
\begin{cases}
\begin{split}
long expression \\ second line of long expression
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TeX capacity exceeded while parsing a date string
I'm trying to parse a date (say, a due date) in a DD-MMM-YYYY format, e.g., 06-May-2012 and create macros \dueday, \duemonth, and \dueyear. I use xstring's commands to extract the substrings. Then I ...
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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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Proper punctuation after cases environment
I know that when writing a displayed equation, it's correct to write punctuation before the closing \] as follows:
This proves \[ x^2 = 3, \] and it follows that \[ x = \pm\sqrt{3}. \]
If I'm using ...
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How to put a brace on the right, not left, to group cases?
How can I get a brace on the right, not the left, to group cases, using cases? (I know actual cases look better with the brace on the left, but the items I need to group are not literally cases. They ...
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votes
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Why does mathdesign result in a huge 'cases' environment brace in Tufte documents?
I'm getting strange results when I use the cases environment in Tufte-LaTeX documents with the mathdesign package. Instead of
I get
Is there something I can do to get rid of that huge brace?
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Aligning the right parts in multiple \begin{cases}
Is there an intelligent way to left-align the parts right of & of the two cases environments shown below (if x >= 0, otherwise, if y < 0, otherwise). I wonder if there is a better way than ...
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Cases with square brackets
How can I subdivide in cases with square brackets?
I mean I want to write:
⌈ 2_i if ...
rank (q, l) = | 2_i + 1 if ...
⌊ ....
with square brackets, not ...
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votes
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list the cases in text
I would like to list some cases which are needed to be consider in text. I didn't find a standard way to do this. There is "case" for math mode, but that is not what I want.
Look the following ...
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line break inside cases environment
I have an equation using a cases environment, with one case with a long description text:
\begin{eqnarray*}
\begin{cases}
1 \text{too long description of the first case,
not ...
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How can I do this without the cases?
How can I do this without the cases?
$\begin{cases}
\dfrac{\partial u(x,y)}{\partial x}=2x=\dfrac{\partial v(x,y)}{\partial y} \\
\dfrac{\partial u(x,y)}{\partial y}=-2y=- \dfrac{\partial ...
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votes
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How to right-side annotate a bracketed-together set of items in cases environment?
How to right-side annotate a bracketed-together set of items in the align environment, cases sub-environment?
E.g. how to put an annotation such as "(Fermat)" where the following code would put a ...
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votes
1answer
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prooftree from bussproofs package inside “cases” environment
I am using bussproofs package to provide some type proofs. According to bussproofs manual, it is impossible to use prooftree inside math mode. However, I would like to insert prooftree in the cases ...
