I'm trying to recreate something like this:
However, using basic alignment, I can't recreate this. How would I go about recreating that image (ignoring font)?
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One option is to stack the fractions (here the <item>) above the letters (here the <anchor>) using \stackon[<stacklength>]{<anchor>}{<item>} from the stackengine package.
(Improvements to code thanks to comments by @Steven B. Segletes)
As an example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{stackengine}
\setstackgap{S}{14pt}
\begin{document}
\stackon{A}{$\dfrac{17}{19}$}
\stackon{B}{$\dfrac{78}{85}$}
\stackon{C}{$\dfrac{19}{51}$}
\stackon{D}{$\dfrac{23}{38}$}
\stackon{E}{$\dfrac{29}{33}$}
\stackon{F}{$\dfrac{77}{29}$}
\end{document}
gives
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3@Sam If you like Troy's answer and it was helpful, please consider marking it as the accepted answer (by clicking on the checkmark ✓).– CarLaTeXDec 14, 2017 at 4:58
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1Great answer
;^), but a slight quibble. The default stack type is short (S), so using\Lstackgapis not really the appropriate measure to use. Rather, you could state something like\setstackgap{S}{14pt}prior to the initial\stackonand then omit the optional arguments altogether. As a further upgrade, consider using thetabstackenginepackage, and you could set the whole array with a single\tabbedstackon! Dec 14, 2017 at 11:15 -
@StevenB.Segletes Thank you for your comments!
tabstackenginesounds interesting, I'll have to take a look at it later! :)– TroyDec 14, 2017 at 11:59
I have just learned LaTeX, but I think for your question, you can use the tabular environment to do it. Here is my example for it.
\documentclass[12pt, letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c}
$\frac{17}{91}$ & $\frac{17}{91}$ & $\frac{17}{91}$ & $\frac{17}{91}$ & $\frac{17}{91}$ \\[10pt]
A & B & C & D & E \\
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
And it looks like this,
So the idea is to align with tabular, with invisible vertical and horizontal lines.
Details of the tabular environment can be referred from page 43 of The Not So Short Introduction to LaTex 2e.
Hope this helps!
Sen
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2You could abbreviate the column definition, see here: tex.stackexchange.com/a/233603/101651– CarLaTeXDec 14, 2017 at 4:49
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2@Sen offtopic, two things that I would have liked to learn earlier regarding tables: The siunitx package provides a
Scolumn specifier to align numbers, see sections 4.6 and 5.14, especially thetable-formatkey on page 47f. The booktabs documentation summarizes how to design formal tables: "(1) Never, ever use vertical rules. (2) Never use double rules. [...]".– jakunDec 14, 2017 at 8:09
A simple array is enough. I didn't write all the fractions because, since you didn't provide a minimal working example (MWE), it is a bit boring. I let the completion to you.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
\begin{array}{*{14}{c}}
\dfrac{17}{91} & \dfrac{78}{85} & \dfrac{19}{51} & \dfrac{23}{38} & \dfrac{29}{33} & & & & & & & & & \dfrac{55}{1} \\[10pt]
\text{A} & \text{B} & \text{C} & \text{D} & \text{E} & \text{F} & \text{G} & \text{H} & \text{I} & \text{J} & \text{K} & \text{L} & \text{M} & \text{N} \\
\end{array}
\]
\end{document}
For example, you can try something like this:
\def\xoy #1/#2 #3 {\vbox{\baselineskip=22pt
\halign{\hfil$\displaystyle{##}$\hfil\cr #1\over#2\cr \rm#3\cr}}\quad}
\noindent
\xoy 17/91 A
\xoy 78/85 B
\xoy 19/51 C
\xoy 23/38 D
\xoy 29/33 E
\xoy 77/29 F
\xoy 95/23 G
\bye
