{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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Too long equation without splitting
I am writing an equaition which is too long-wide. I don't want it to split. I tried to change the fontsize within the equation enviroment but it didn't work.
I am using
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
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How to show two groups of equations side by side: one implies the other?
I would like to show a bunch of equations can imply another bunch of equations, with double right arrow in between. Here are two trials of mine: one is to use another level of math mode to enclose the ...
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Labelled in-line equation
I searched the internet but I cant find a solution for my problem. I want a numbered and labelled equation inside the text.Something like:
The equation a+1=b (2.1) does ...
The equation a+1=b ...
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How to make a standalone document with one equation?
I was surprised to find that standalone package can not compile a document with an equation:
\documentclass{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{equation} % not working!
F(V, T) = E(V) + D(T)
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How do I produce Theorems and equations which are numbered by hand?
I'd like to be able to write a LaTex document with numbered theorems and equations, but I would like not to have them numbered automatically, but rather put in by hand. Ideally, I'd like to be able ...
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How to increase the spacing between equations in “gather”?
Is there a way to consistently increase the vertical spacing between equation lines in a gather (or gather*) environment from amsmath?
Specifically, I want to produce something like
\begin{gather*}
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Is this a known issue with the centering of eqnarray?
In this example,
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{eqnarray*}
A&=&B,\\
C&=&D,\\
E&=&F,
\end{eqnarray*}
\begin{eqnarray*}
A&=&\mathord{B,}\\
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Displaystyle fractions in a system of equations
I'm trying to define an environment to use with equations' systems. So far, the best solution was
\newenironment{eqsys}{\begin{equation}\begin{cases}}{\end{cases}\end{equation}}
but I noticed that ...
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How can I position equation numbers always to the left side?
Equations and amsmath environments put equation numbers to the right side by default, the output of
\begin{multline}
some equation
\end{multline}
is:
equation (number)
How can I change it this ...
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polytopes as inequalities sistem solutions in R3 (x-y-z) cartesian space
i'm here to ask if there's a TikZ/pgf support to draw areas resulting from a system of linear inequalities, into a xyz cartesian space. i found examples of my needs for xy plan at How to plot polygon ...
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Custom alignment of columns in align environment
I need to typeset two columns of equations, each row typeset with an equation number to the right as with an ordinary equation. The first column must be centered, and the second column must be ...
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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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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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Double subscript problem
The code
\DeclareMathOperator*{\FAggregate}{F}
\begin{equation}
q_k'(e) = \FAggregate\limits_{a \in R}_a (q_k(S(a)))
\end{equation}
causes a problem with an additional _a.
What I want is the a to ...
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Too much space at the top of a beamer block when using multilined math environment
I would like to place two math lines in a beamer block, as two separately
centered lines.
I know that I could do this using two distinct equation environments, but it would be nicer to use a single ...
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what's a replacement for \lefteqn in the align environment?
I would like to avoid the use of eqnarray.
I would like to use the align environment instead.
However, I have an equation that I specify currently the following way:
\begin{eqnarray}
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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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Help me to write Long LaTeX equations fast with colours and possibly with other aids
I am too slow LaTeX-typist, for example with the equations below I cannot find where I am missing some bracket. Could someone offer me some computational method? I use Vim but I am happy with any ...
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How can I number a few equations together
i would like to write few equations, but all the equations will get only once numbered and in the middle (right side) of the equations. e.q. if i write 3 equations, the number will be to the right of ...
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Show equation number only once in align environment
I want the equation number to be shown only at the last line, or better, somewhere in the middle of all. So instead of (1), (2), ... only (1).
I use \begin{align} ... \end{align}
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abovedisplayskip vs abovedisplayshortskip
What is the difference between these two?
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX/abovedisplayskip
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX/abovedisplayshortskip
I don't know why, but it seems to work unusually.
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How to put a list and an equation side by side
I'd like to get a list and an equation side by side so that I fill the page width better for aesthetic reasons, I've tried the following but doesn't compile:
\begin{tabular}{cc}
Known values:
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Use of \small in the equation environment
My equations are a little too large for the normal eqnarray environment, so I've been using the \small delimiters around the \begin{eqnarray} ... \end{eqnarray}. Unfortunately, this causes the the ...
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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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Compact collapsing of equations and paragraphs
I want to duplicate the compact look of G. K. Batchelor's fluid dynamics book. Where a paragraph terminates such that the mathematical expression can collapse up into the vertical space of the ...
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Aligning plain `align` and `cases`?
The cases environment works very well for enumerating cases within a large left bracket. I'd like to be able to combine it with the align environment so that equals-signs and conditions also line up:
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Which math environment use to make a table layout?
I'd like to typeset math in table layout, which is stretched to page width e.g.:
\begin{flalign*}
a)\, \lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{1000n}{n^2+1} &&
b)\, \lim_{n\to\infty} \left( ...
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Aligned equations in LaTeX
I have a long equation in LaTeX, which I need to break up into more lines. I've done this, although its not quite what I was looking for. Here is a MWE showing my problem:
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Uncover a multiline equation with beamer
I am using the beamer class for a presentation and amsmath package for the math mode.
If I uncover the formula in the following way, the formula jumps between slides, which is not intended.
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Is it possible to pagebreak aligned equations?
The report I'm writting features a lot of long, multiple lines equations. To reduce visual polution I've been using an aligned environment nested inside equation. This way (unlike just using an align ...
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Using \gather and \align together
I'm very picky regarding alignment inside my proofs. What's frustrating me right now is that I have some lines that I want to be center-aligned (using \begin{gather}) and others that I wish to align ...
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Does amsmath provide any medium to auto-break equations?
I'm writing large equations in texlive with amsmath, and I want them to be automatically broken at the end of the line. Is there any way to do that with amsmath?
What would you recommend me to do ...
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How to show work on binary number addition/conversion
I'm doing various operations with binary numbers for my Discrete Mathematics hw and I'm not quite sure how to render it because I need to show my work.
This is an image of something I've been trying ...
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moving the equation number up
In what's below, the equation numbering is annoying and forcing it to move up would be a solution. Anyway what are your suggestions to fix this without modifying the equations?
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Horizontal alignment within an equation using Tikz
I am trying to center horizontally the first terms of a system of equations inside the alignat environment. I don't know if Tikz is the right way to go, but as I might have to add some other ...
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Automatically number inequalities
I have a long chain of inequalities and I would like to add some explanation for some of the steps under those inequalities. I have seen people do this like \stackrel{(i)}{\leq}. This is what I would ...
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Change appearance of equation numbers locally
In the MWE below, I would like to have the equation numbers in the Chapter "Appendix" (but only there!) being displayed as follows:
(A.1), (A.2), (A.3) ...
\documentclass{book}
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What would be the appropriate technique for typesetting a “where” list of variable specifications after an equation?
I'm often finding I need to lay out an equation in a manner resembling the
following source:
\begin{align*}
x = y + z
\end{align*}
where $y = $ the value of $y$;
$z = $ the value of $z$.
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\overbrace split accross multiple lines
Is there a way to split the overbrace so that it appears in two halves over a multi-line equation. Something like
/-----------Overbrace Label----
Equation over which to place
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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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How can I an place a figure next to an equation?
I'm new to LaTeX. This is my first script, an exercise. I'm try to place a 4 figures (SCfigure) I already charted with KmPlot next to its correspondent equations, but they always appear on the next ...
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Left/Right across multiline equation
I have a multiline equation that I want to have matching sized parentheses. The advice I read online was to use \left( equation \right. \\ left. rest-of-equation \right) . However, this syntax leaves ...
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How to create an equation library, to be called like bibtex?
I am newby in LateX, but I want to create an stand alone document to be used as a equation library where I can select my equations by calling them by name, and finally produce a list of equations used ...
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Coding an equation with description
I want to code this equation in LaTeX:
I'd like to know how to code the equation and the description below it with a reference as well.
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Make equations large
I'm including some equations in my document, but want them to appear very large. I have them in display mode, as opposed to inline mode, but can't seem to find any way to make them larger.
I've tried ...
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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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How to format Maxwell equations?
Is there a variant of split environment from amsmath package which would allow for two aligned equations in a row? I want to format two pairs of Maxwell equations in two rows and put single equation ...
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Text in an equation
This is best explained by example. Suppose I have the following:
\[
\begin{align*}
C_3 \rightarrow 6 automorphisms\\
C_4 \rightarrow 8 automorphisms\\
C_5 \rightarrow 10 automorphisms
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centering a part of an equation
I am using \vdots in my equation, and I need it to be centered. As shown in the figure it is automatically left indented. I am not able to bring the dots to the center. I am providing MWE also.
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How to Make Theorems and Equations Share Numbering
How do I make theorems and equations share numbering? The default numbering system goes like this:
Theorem 1. Blah blah blah...
1=0+1 (1)
Theorem 2. More blahs...
Theorem 3. No more ...
