{equations} is about the various environments to typeset displaystyle mathematics, e.g. equation and {align}. For general questions about mathematical typesetting use {math-mode}. Both tags are possible on the same question.

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Giving an equation between \[ \]'s a number

I usually use \[ ... \] to typeset equations in latex and sometimes I come back and realize that I want to have an equation number and label. I have been coming back and editing it to \begin{equation} ...
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For formal articles, should a displayed equation be followed by a punctuation to conform to the language grammar ?

For formal articles, should a displayed equation be followed by a punctuation to conform to the language grammar ? For example: The most well-known physics formula is \[E=mc^2.\] %should I put ...
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Period after math-mode equation

If I write If $x \rightarrow y$, then $y \rightarrow z$. it looks fine. But if the sentence is more involved and formulas longer, I tend to change $...$ to \[...\]. In many cases I think the result ...
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Adding letters to equation numbers

I want to number use a equation and add a letter to the equation number such as: f(x) =a x and g(x) = b x (3.1.1a,b) That is e.g. using \begin{equation} ... \label{eq} ...
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What is the difference between \notag and \nonumber in align environment?

I use \notag or \nonumber in align environment but there seems no any difference when display. What is the difference between these two commands?
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Adding line numbers to latex and respecting equations

It's often convenient to add line numbers to a page automatically and the lineno package generally does the trick. But I've had two problems with it It doesn't seem to align the line numbers with ...
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Is it possible to have a “real” \belowdisplayshortskip?

I think this is a tough one. Have you ever wondered why TeX sometimes produces vertical spacing around equations that is far from satisfactory? An example: \documentclass{article} ...
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How do I discard a portion of an equation number when cross-referencing?

I am writing a LaTeX document in which I number equations within sections. Thus, in my preamble I have \makeatletter \@addtoreset {equation}{section} ...
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Typesetting math: an optimisation problem (cost & constraints)

I really struggle to align a system of equation for an optimisation problem. It was all ok at the beginning until I started adding the constraint. I've got this code so far: \documentclass{article} ...
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Exporting all equations from a document as individual svg files

I'm currently a presentation based on a paper originally written in Latex. Currently, I use Kile and Ubuntu for my work. What I'm finding is that I need a large number of the equations from the ...
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Can I insert an image into an equation?

I would like to use a small image in an equation, where a symbol like \alpha might otherwise be. Is there a nice way to do this?
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Align Equations Over Multiple Tabular Rows

I'm trying to set up a table with some equations in it, however I would like the equations on multiple rows to be aligned properly. So far I have \begin{tabular}{cc} \hline \multicolumn{1}{l}{Header ...
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Two-Headed Arrow Over Formula

I have a quantified formula. I want to show what happens when the order of quantifiers is reversed. To do this, I like to use a two-headed arrow over the formula, like this: Is it possible? I don't ...
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How do I show the equation formula again instead of its number of ref?

I have an equation: \begin{equation}\label{eq:equation} f(x)=x \end{equation} I would like to refer to this equation and show the whole formula again, and not only its number. In other words, I ...
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Alignment of equals sign in multiple align environments

I have multiple align environments in my document, separated by a small paragraph of text: \begin{align*} foo &= something very very long compared to the other align \end{align*} explanation ...
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Aligned equations inside of TikZ node.

How can I create a tree node with an aligned math equations inside? \begin{align} \end{align} doesn't work \begin{minipage}{100} \begin{align} ... \end{align} \end{minipage} Gives a lot ...
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Aligning across 'aligned' equation blocks

I'd like to format two groups of equations such that all their equal signs line up and such that I can put a big brace to the right of each block to annotate that block. The last part is easily ...
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How can I illustrate decimal to binary conversion?

As part of my homework for discrete math I need to convert different decimal values, both positive and negative, to 8-bit binary representations using signed magnitude, 1's complement, and 2's ...
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Which equations should be numbered?

Is the best practice to number all equations, or just those that will be referred to?
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Multiline equation with LHS alone on first line?

I would like my multiline equations to look like this: Left-hand-side of my equation = right-hand-side number 1 = right-hand-side number 2 = etc. I know there is a simple way to do ...
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Multi-page equations — problem

I have a very long derivation, that needs to look like: A = B \\ = C \\ = D \\ etc. The derivation spans across many lines. I'm looking for a way to typeset it so that when it reaches the end of ...
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Replace the `$$ … $$` macro with the `\[ … \]` macros? - Prefer the way LaTeX lays it out, but `$` are faster to write

Is there a way to replace the $$ ... $$ macro with the \[ ... \] macros? (and replace inline mathmode as well) I realised the only way I can write the \sum_{i=1}^{10} t_i is between the \[ ... \] ...
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\mathrm{} or \mbox{}? What is the convention when writing a equation?

When writing a equation, sometimes we need write letters non-italic. For example, let A be a matrix and its transpose should be A^{\mathrm{T}} instead of A^T. In addition, if a letter does not ...
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Image next to Equation

I am trying to make my first LaTeX file and have been reading syntax for a bit and have not been able to figure one thing out yet and don't seem to find anything about it online so I thought I might ...
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Input manually a number into \eqref

Often while writing papers I find the need to cite particular equations from other papers. For example, the landmark paper by Einstein, Newton, and White (2015) lays out the theory of everything in ...
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How can I nicely show an absolute value with the “divides” function, |?

Right now, I am using \lvert,\rvert, and \mid to display \documentclass[border=3pt]{standalone} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} $\lvert x \rvert \mid y$ \end{document} Is there a better ...
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Chemistry Equations

I have the following Chemistry equation: 2LiOH(s) + CO2(g) -> Li2CO3(s) + H2O And I have the following LaTeX code: \ce{2LiOH_{(s)} + CO_{2(g)} -> Li_{2}CO_{3(s)}+ H_{2}O_{(g)}} But I ...
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How can I extract equations from one document for use in another?

I have a LaTeX document that includes many equations. I would like to create a separate "quick reference" sheet that includes many of these equations. Instead of copy-and-pasting the equations from ...
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How can I have a bigger integral (\int) delimiter?

I'm writing some integrals and I don't like the way the \int symbol is displayed when it is followed by a big delimiter. Here's the code: \[ \int_S\biggl(\nabla\times\bar B - \mu_0\bar J - ...
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Multiple subequation labels in one \ref

I'm trying to write a macro that puts subequations' labels in parentheses in a compact form. For example, if I have \begin{subequations} \begin{align} y - ax &= b \label{subeq1}\\ x^2 + ...
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How to reference equations using letters and numbers

Sometimes it is convenient to refer to a group of equations by a letter and a number. For example: 2+1 (A1) 2+4 (A2) x^4 (B3) x^e (B4) Placing ...
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Is there a standard way to refer to a range of equations?

I have occasionally wanted to refer to a range of equations in my document. So far, I've been using Equations~\eqref{firstEquation}~--~\eqref{lastEquation}, which produces something like "Equations ...
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Put equation numbers in the sidemargin with Tufte-Latex class

In Tufte-Latex all captions etc. are in the side margin. I want to put the equation numbers there as well. Is it possible to do this?
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First reference to equation underlined

In these days I'm writing at my Bachelor's Thesis and I've got a new problem. I have to underline the first reference to figures, tables and equations. By searching in the Internet I've already found ...
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How can I center text/math inside a list environment?

When using math (display) mode in conjunction with a list environment, the displayed material is not truly centered on the page; it is only centered with respect to the indentation of the item. ...
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Big Parenthesis in an Equation

I have an equation contained inside \[...\], which automatically makes a \sum with sub- and superscripts turn big--so that the summation sign looks awkward inside parenthesis. Any idea how to make ...
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How to write conditional equations with one-sided curly brackets

I want to write a conditional expression such as the following. What is the best way to express such conditional expressions in Latex?
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Curly brace behind equations

I have the following question: I like to have a big curly brace behind the equations to show that they belong together and have only one equation number. An example without the brace would be ...
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How to draw the calculation of a determinant?

I'm trying to reproduce the following calculation of a determinant in latex: Any ideas? I thought of using the tabular environment but unfortunately I'm not able to align the "=" correctly.
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How do I obtain multline-type alignment within a group of equations?

I want to achieve something like the following (for now achieved using Microsoft Paint): That is, I want to group a number of multi-line equations within a single equation-type environment (i.e. ...
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Intertext vertical spacing

How do I reduce the vertical spacing of \intertext?
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inserting sentences between subequations

My apologies for asking so many questions here. I want to introduce a sentence in between 2 subequations which is not in math mode. Here is the code that I am using: ...
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Attractive Boxed Equations

I often used \boxed{...} from the AMS math package to place a box around important equations. However, this approach often produces somewhat awkward looking output. Consider \documentclass{article} ...
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How can I add left aligned text to an equation?

I have a document I am trying to copy to learn TeX. Here is what I have encountered: How can I have the "or" in the equation. This is what I have right now: \[ f = ma; \] But $a$ is the change in ...
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Extra space added after equation when it is coloured

For some reason space is added after my equation when I colour it. This does not happen if the colour is added to text. Is there a simple way to prevent this from happening, like a global setting (I ...
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Writing Notes, want my equations organized at the end of document

I'm writing up my textbook notes in LateX. As I am writing paragraphs, I am inserting equations while I'm writing. I want to somehow display all of my numbered equations at the end of my document ...
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How do I make “gather” object, place its self in the text, the same way as an equation object?

Assuming the amsmath package is installed. I found a difference between the way that an equation object and a gather object is embedded within the text. If an equation is beneath a line of text that ...
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How to avoid widow lines after displayed equations

If a displayed equation is close to the bottom of the page, TeX likes to insert a page break even if the current paragraph contains only one more line after the equation, as e.g. in ... it follows ...
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“Escaping” Linux kernel version in latex

I'm trying to include a kernel version info (i.e. \texttt{2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64}) in my LaTeX document. However, LaTeX keeps trying to put it into "math-text" ("Missing $ inserted" and so on). How ...
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How to align the equal signs in this equation such that the first line and last 2 lines align

so I have an equation below. My latex code for it is: \begin{align*} CoJPoD_{ \{I_1, \cdots, I_{k-1}, I_{k+1}, \cdots, I_{n}\} | I_{k} } = CoJPoD_{ \{system \backslash I_{k}\} | I_k} \\ = ...

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