{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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How to include chapter number in equation numbers
I am trying to change the equation number style in classicthesis package. I followed the answers given in here but it does not affect the equation style. I want to include the chapter number in the ...
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Can't use \left. … \right| in a custom environment
I'm writing a Hebrew (RTL) document with equations and I compile it with xelatex. The equation numbers are wrong and I have found that placing \LTR tag before the equation fix this. I have created an ...
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The multi-line equation with explanation is too wide
The original question provides a good answer for how to add explanations to the multi-line equations. However, my problem is that the explanations have too long space to the corresponding equations, ...
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boxed equation but framed only some sides
I need to box part of an equation, but I need the frame to be open one side. In the following MWE I would need the left part of the equation not to have the right frame of the box and the right part ...
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Different line spacing in textmode and mathmode
At first I was using \linespread{2} but my research told me to use the package setspace. I did this and everything is fine however in align* environments, my equations get double spaced also which ...
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How to remove an unwanted white space at the last end of a horizontal curly brace?
You can see there is an unwanted white space at the last term below.
\documentclass[border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$
...
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Spacing between equation and text inconsistent due to large equations
I've read through answers to similar question but I still have the same problem. Essentially, I have some large equations and they are in the form
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
...
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Aligning parts of equations
So this is a continuation of my previous question but I didn't know if I should edit that post and ask a new question or just post a new question entirely. Anyway, I have this bit of latex:
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Questions on basic LaTeX typesetting in mathematics
I have one or two elementary questions on basic LaTeX typesetting:
I know putting $$...$$ sign puts the mathematical expression in the middle (center), but what if I also want to center the ...
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Does align environment (or an alternative) have an option to choose left, center or right alignment?
I have quite a long set of equations, written in an array environment, but I can't seem to get it to split so that it is spread over multiple pages. I could use the align environment, but I can't seem ...
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Text label update automatically as the equation number changes [closed]
I am writing a report and while writing my equation numbers might change but I want my labels in the text to change automatically as the equation numbers get changed. For example
I have this minimum ...
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Align multiline equation with expression after equal sign
I am trying to align a multiline equation using array within the equation but it turns out it doesn't do very well. The code I am using is as follows:
\begin{equation}\
\begin{array}{lcl}
...
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Integrating equation into Google Docs [closed]
I'm just wondering whether or not it is possible to have LaTeX equations inside my Google doc? At the moment, I'm including images of the equation which isn't really the desired method I would like to ...
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How can I add a section reference to equation labels in an unnumbered section?
I have an unnumered section in a document, defining notation for the further contents. Since it's unnumbered, the equations within are labelled: '(1)', etc.
For example:
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
...
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Missing math symbols in print [closed]
I am writing a paper using some conference specific style and using TeX Live (pdflatex) as my distribution on Linux Mint 14 64. When I compile my document, on screen everything looks fine. When ...
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How to write a function (piecewise) with bracket outside?
How to write this Piecewise function using LaTeX?
I tried
$
\begin{array}{cc}
\{ &
\begin{array}{cc}
0 & x\leq 0 \\
\frac{100-x}{100} & 0\leq x\leq 100 \\
0 ...
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Which display-style math environments allow both new lines and respond to additions of infinite horizontal space?
Consider the following example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
This is a really long line of text to show where the margins of the page are.
This is a really long line ...
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equations that are too large to fit on one line
I have an equation that is too long to fit on one line:
x = a + b + c + d + e + f
as an example of what it looks like. What is the correct way to handle this? Do i break it up over multiple lines? ...
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Unicode in the equations: pros and cons
Is there any pros and cons for using of Unicode (and vice versa) in LaTeX equations?
Consider two examples:
\lim_{h→0}∫_{x_0}^{x_0 + h}\frac{f(t)}{h} = f(x_0)
x_0 ⇔ ∀ 𝜀 > 0, ∃ 𝛿 > ...
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How to change equation numbering style
Here is my MWE:
\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt]{report}
\usepackage{amssymb, amscd}
\begin{document}
\chapter{Test}
\begin{table}[h]
\center
\caption{Test}
...
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Floating lines in align environment
I'm using the align environment to align some equations, and I would like to insert some comments between them. The problem is that I'm using & to align the equals, and because my comments don't ...
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Vertically aligned \underbracket's in an equation
\[
\underbracket[0.5pt]{\left(
\begin{array}{c}
a \\
b
\end{array}
\right)}_{v_1} \qquad
\underbracket[0.5pt]{\left(
\begin{array}{c}
a \\
b \\
c
\end{array}
\right)}_{v_2}
\]
gives
I would like ...
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Bad position equation number Lualatex
If a math display is too wide, then the \eqno appears on the next line on the left instead of on the right as it should. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? This is an example:
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How to align equations in the equation environment?
I have been looking on how to align equations and I have seen numerous examples with \align and \flalign, however whenever I try to use these in the equation environment, I get an error. I would like ...
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How to provide the explanations of a math equation? [duplicate]
How can I write the following equation with its explanation in latex ?
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Formatting of an array of equations (left alignment)
I have the following text in a matrix environment. Is there a better way to format it, say with each column being left ordered, and how can this be done?
$$
\begin{matrix}
\Gamma^{i}_{\mbox{ ...
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Text mode commands/symbols in math mode
I am fairly new to LaTeX, and have run into a problem with commands apparently only available in text mode, where I would like to use them in math mode as well (e.g. integrated in equations).
One of ...
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Add \par only if last paragraph did not end with displayed math
Background:
I have named "sections" (sections for rest of this question) which are conditionally displayed or suppressed based on parameters. To simplify the test case below, these are controlled by ...
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Global label in a LaTeX “align” [duplicate]
I use
\begin{align}
\label{blah}
...
\end{align}
in order to do equations of multiple lines. Unfortunately the equation number (coming from label{blah}) is not centered vertically in the middle of ...
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2answers
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Minimal work example for darray from breqn
I was trying to use the darray environment from the breqn package but hadn't success on it.
As a mwe I would like to replace the eqnarray below by the darray.
\documentclass{article}
...
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Big Equation into several lines in beamer
I have a very big equation and I tried to seperate that equation into different lines using the following code but the spacing is very big. Can anyone suggest what would be the best way to save space ...
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A large amount of text below the sum or product sign
I want some advice about how to format it better if I have to write a long text below a $\sum$ or a $\prod$ sign. Basically I want to explain the restriction over which the sum or the product is being ...
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Align subscripts vertically
I would like to align the subscripts in an expression such as this one:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$$\sup_{f\in\mathcal H}\lim_{\epsilon\downarrow ...
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Some problems using LyX RTL with equations
I'm really new to the whole LyX(2.0.5.1) thing I'm usually using LibreOffice Writer and it's Latex like "formulas".
But I've heard so many good things about LyX, so I've decided to give it a try but ...
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Problems with eqalign
The following will not compile with LaTeX. Can you give advice, please?
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amssymb}
\begin{document}
$$\eqalign{a_1&=1+2+3\cr
a_1+a_2 ...
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Naming equations with breqn
I know that the tag command from amsmath should be used to name equations (see below a mwe).
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align}
c^2 &= a^2 + b^2
...
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Simple Beamer Template for Total Beginners
Is there a template that allows me to create slides with only some simple formulas at most?
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“File ended while scanning use of \align*” [closed]
This is really odd. I have ended all environments. Triple checked them. When I add this last bit of equations using the align* environment, all kinds of errors appear. Predominantly, in this case
...
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Get rid of the word “equation” in cross references
I'm using the thesis template that comes with LyX and whenever I make a cross reference for an equation it comes along with the word "Equation XX.YY" and I just want the number "XX.YY".
The document ...
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Can you use arabic letters in equations?
Making equations with greek letters is easy -- for example, $2 \gamma = 1$. But is there any way to do it with arabic letters -- something like $2 \gim = 1$? I've run out of greek letters in my ...
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votes
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Producing several overlines of the same height throughout a formula
Above is an example produced by S\overline{n}=\overline{n+1}. The overlines are not aligned vertically, which is highly undesirable. Is there any way to produce overlines of the same height ...
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Equation number not on the extreme right?
I am trying to number the equation in my thesis. All of the equation numbers are being displayed correctly on the extreme right (of the text area). However, in one equation, I am facing a little ...
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Indent math blocks?
I want all math blocks \begin{math} in my document to be intended automatically, like it's the case with \begin{itemize}.
Can anyone please give me a hint on how to do this? Thanks :-)
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What are the Open source WYSIWYG Independent Web Equation Editors available on LaTeX/MathML
I am looking for a solution of an Equation Editor to be added to my site. The equation editor should be open source, WYSIWYG (users should be able to type out Equations as if in MS Equation Editor or ...
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Compilation error for discontinuous function definition
I am trying to render the following discontinuous function definition
with the LaTeX code:
\begin{equation}
f(x) = \left\{
\begin{array}{lr}
0,5x & \text{for x} \in [0, 10] \\
...
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Latex: Equal spacing between equations on a page [duplicate]
I am writing a short quiz for my students in latex, however I am having trouble with the spacing. The two equations I have are:
$\int sin^3(x)cos^{\frac{3}{2}}(x)dx$
\vspace{20pc}
$\int ...
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Equal spacing between equations on a page
I am writing a short quiz for my students in LaTeX, however I am having trouble with the spacing. The two equations I have are:
$\int sin^3(x)cos^{\frac{3}{2}}(x)dx$
\vspace{20pc}
$\int ...
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1answer
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Smartly omit chapter number in equation numbering
In my thesis I use chapters, sections and subsection. I like to have my equations numbered with respect to section, but I want the displayed equations numbers not to include the chapter number. ...
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How do I number equations only if they are referred to in the text?
I have a paper where all equations are numbered, but I want to number equations only if they are actually referred to in the .tex file using \ref{}. How can I make that happen? Alternatively, how can ...
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Problem with cross referencing using gather environment
I am using gather environment to write bunch of equations. When I try to cross-reference those equations, the equation number doesn't show up. Here is my code
\documentclass[12 pt]{article}
...
