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Underbraces in Matrix Divided in Blocks

How to put underbraces, inside the parenthesis of a matrix, to name both sides of the blocks? \documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{array} \begin{document} . . . \[ ...
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How to model {smallmatrix} with {array}?

It is pretty normal, I guess, to use \begin{array} ... \end{array} to model matrices, when more control is required than you get with pmatrix, bmatrix, etc., with the proper \left and \right, and the ...
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Replacing Leading Minus Signs in Environment

In this question concerning negative signs and the alignment of entries in matrix environments, Heiko Oberdiek gave a great answer in which he uses a user-defined command called \matminus instead of ...
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Block matrices, separator with space

I want to write block matrices like the one shown below I tried underlining, fraction, and using __ as an entry by making three rows but they did not look nice.I want the horizontal lines inside ...
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Negative Sign and Matrix Alignment

I am having trouble centering the elements of a matrix such that the negative sign is not taken into account during alignment. Additionally, I would also like the space between the left parenthesis ...
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How can I write a matrix using the whole page width in a two-colum document?

How can I write a big matrix (or array) in the width of the page while using two columns for all paper? I know that for figures (figure*) can be used, is there any way to do it for arrays?
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LaTeX doesn't recognize \end{array}

Following code ... \begin{align} \begin{array} 1 & 2 & 3\\ 1 & 2 & 3 \end{array} \end{align}... results in numerous errors: - Argument of \array has an extra } (line 0) - ...
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Compiling errors in a matrix that correctly show up?

I have a little problem with nested arrays. The following examples give the correct matrix after a Latex=>PDF run but generate LaTeX errors ! missing $ inserted. <inserted text>, that I would ...
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Border matrix with multiple indices on top and bottom

How can I write a matrix where there is an index at the top and also at the bottom? \bordermatrix doesn't seem to have an option for multiple indices.
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What is the best way to indicate repeated off diagonal elements in a matrix/array?

I'd like to typeset a matrix of the following kind: When the symbols involved are big, like, in place of $r$, suppose we had $\mu(k-1)$ and in place of $\lambda$, we had $\mu(k-2)$, the matrix B below ...
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breaking lines in a matrix/array environment

I have a matrix whose entries are quite long and must be broken up across multiple lines. The desired break-points are the + operators separating terms in each matrix element. The following code is ...
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Enforcing That \array Stays Square When Drawing Matrix

I'm trying to draw a block matrix in LaTeX, and this is what I have so far: \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline I_{r \times r} & 0 \\ \hline 0 & 0 \\ \hline \end{array} Here's a ...
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Text above matrices

I am new to latex and I am trying to create So far I have been able to create the matrices, like so: \[ N\textrm{ spectra} \begin{bmatrix} a_{11} & a_{12} & \cdots & a_{1M} \\ ...
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How can I use monospaced font inside a matrix (or tabular etc)?

I would like to display a matrix with characters using monospaced font (as in \tt and \mathtt), but I haven't found an easy way to do it. Something like this: \begin{center}{\tt\left( ...
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Gaussian reduction of matrices

I have to show a Gaussian reduction in an assignment, and I was wondering what the more space-efficient and neatest way of expressing this is. I thought about using \begin{smallmatrix} (it's only a ...
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How to create newlines?

I am new to Latex and found out how to use it a bit. Newlines are created by \\ I get the following error: \\ can only appear in a matrix or array How do you create newlines between matrix or ...
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Array with labeling columns

Is there an intelligent way to label (or name) columns in a matrix? I would like to have something like \[M=\left[\begin{array}{c|cc} 1 & 2 & 3\\ 4 & 5 & 6 ...
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Typesetting on block matrix is ugly

I have a large n x n matrix I'm trying to typeset. My current code is as follows: $\left(\begin{array}{c|ccc} 1 & c_2 & \cdots & c_n \\ \hline 0 & ...
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Using display style fraction in a matrix environment

I'd like use the \dfrac command in a bmatrix environment as follows: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \[ \begin{bmatrix} \dfrac{\partial f}{\partial x} \\ ...
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Problem with \bordermatrix inside array

When a \bordermatrix is placed inside an array, the spacing between rows will be wrong (see the MWE below). What is causing this problem? Is there a solution? \documentclass{book} \begin{document} ...
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bordermatrix with blocks

I need to write a complicated matrix, that has a structure as in the attached picture.
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How to get TikZ nodes not to change alignment?

I'm still working on rendering a nice block matrix. I've been using BMAT but it is irrelevant for the question at hand. I want to connect various entries in an array/matrix/BMAT by lines, and I'm ...