Questions tagged [cases]
The {cases} environment is provided by the {amsmath} package to typeset cases in math. The {mathtools} package introduces extensions, e.g. the cases* and dcases environments.
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Bracket with multiple lines [closed]
The errors of my codes with feedback: Missing $ inserted
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$[x_0: x_1: x_2]\mapsto$
\begin{cases}
$[x_0: x_1]$ & \text{ ...
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Consistent vertical spacing in cases environment with multirow cases
I'm having trouble figuring out how to achieve some sort of consistency when I work with vertical spacing in cases environments where the cases themselves have multiple rows.
In the second version of ...
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Big right brace in enumerate environment
I'm trying to do a cases environment with a brace on the right using the classic trick \left. \begin{aligned} ... \end{aligned} \right\} but the particularity is that I'm in an enumerate environment ...
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Custom alignment with long equation and cases
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align}
x &= 1 & y &= 233 & z &= 3
\\
a &= 4 & c &= 5 & d &= 6
\\
&...
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How to use \begin{cases} inside table? [duplicate]
When I am using \begin{cases}, the content under the 1st column of this table is very long and it can not be broken into two lines using linebreak.
And this table becomes very big, so it does not fit ...
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QED-Symbol in last line of a cases-environment
I know there are several topics about this, but for any reason, no one answered my exact problem.
So, I end a proof with a cases-environment and I want to set the QED-Square at the end of the last ...
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How do I align the parts of a brace diagram?
I am trying to reproduce the following somewhat complex brace diagram:
I am having trouble getting the alignment exactly the way I want. Ideally, Category A would be centered in the space delimited ...
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How can I align on nested braces (NEWBIE)
In texStudio basically the following code returns the expected result:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage[japanese]{babel}
\begin{document}
\[ \begin{rcases}
\...
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Numbering individual cases
I have the following equation:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{cases}
\begin{document}
\begin{numcases}{x = }
\label{eq:case1} x+1\\
\label{...
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large curly braces with long vertical condtional line
I am trying to write a math equation with multiple cases in the condition : here is the code I have :
\begin{equation*}
\begin{aligned}
q(\mathcal A | \mathcal C ) =
\begin{cases}
(t, CI_{1-\...
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Avoid literal `\geq`, `\\`, and `\empty` in output when using `filecontentsdef` and `expl3`
Based on this answer, I am trying to define a newcases environment that automatically expands "if" into ", \quad & \text{if }" and expands "otherwise" into ", \...
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Is it possible to renumber the cases in different claims?
In my theorem, there are several claims, such as Claim 1 and Claim 2. They each have one or more cases. However, the case numbering does not take into account the occurrence of claims and is labeled ...
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Missing $ inserted \begin{cases} [duplicate]
Following code renders completely fine but I still get the infuriating "missing $ inserted" error at line 6 and 12. I've got no idea where the problem lies.
Here's the code:
\documentclass[]{...
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Inconsistent spacing in cases environment
I'm working with the document below and noticed a bizarre inconsistency in vertical spacing in the cases environment. Ideally, I'd like the red and blue boxes to be the same height no matter what the ...
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Nested systems of equations with left brace and referenceable sub-equations
I am trying to make a system of equations that contains a sub-system of equations. The equations should be numbered with arabic numbers (e.g. 1, 2, ...) and the sub-equations with a combination of ...
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cleveref does not show the correct equation tag with subnumcases
The tag typsets as intends but its cross referencing does not.
\documentclass{elsarticle}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{cases}
\usepackage[nameinlink]{cleveref}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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Dotfill in cases environment
I'm trying to use \dotfill in a cases environment within an equation. I've adopted the solution here: Alignment and dotfill in cases
However, I'd like to be able to write something to the left of the ...
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Multiple equation alignments within cases environment in math mode
In the following example, I was wondering how to align the equation cases at the equal/in signs, in addition to the current alignment at "for".
None of the solutions here seems to work.
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how to bold text in cases
I am trying to write a Dirac delta function. I almost have it but would like to bold my "x =x'" text.
Here is my code:
\begin{equation}
\delta(\mathbf{x-x^{'}})=\begin{cases}
1, &...
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Square root in cases environment causes letters to be cut off
I'm writing an equation in the cases environment that looks like:
\begin{align}
B =
\begin{cases}
2\sqrt{\mu_0 T_0 n_0}\dfrac{x}{a}, & \text{if $x < a$} \\
2\sqrt{\mu_0 T_0 ...
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How to combine two lines into one line using closing brackets in a case environment with 3 lines?
For example, in LaTeX, I have three conditions in one "cases" environment. Then I could get a new condition from the combination of the first and the second conditions, so I want to use a ...
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Why does this alignment not work with this "cases" environment?
I'm trying to align a short equation and a long one.
Could you explain why the highlighted parts are not properly aligned?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
\left\{
\...
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Is there an alternative of \arraycolsep for cases environment?
I have this problem:
I can control the space in array environment with \arraycolsep, but it doesn't work in cases environment. Is there an alternative of \arraycolsep for cases environment?
\...
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Removing extra vertical space when using cases in a table environment
I have a table which has cases in one of the columns as suggested here. The issue I am facing is that the first column has some text, and using cases leaves a blank space inline with text from first ...
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Setting different vertical spacing in text and math mode
I'd like to vertically stretch the spaces between lines in the text parts of my documents a bit more, while keeping the math mode parts as close as usual, avoiding excessively high cases environments, ...
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Solving systems by reduction
In LaTeX, when I solve systems by reduction, I like to put the numbers by which I multiply the equations in front of the key of the system, how would this be done?
I'm able to create the system ...
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Align rows inside cases with rows in next column inside table
I'm trying to create a table with equations as below
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\begin{document}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ |c|c| }
\hline
cell1 & cell2 \\
\hline
\text{...
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LaTex cases Howto?
beginner here (downloaded LaTex today) so please be kind.
I am trying to get 'cases' to work, but it doesn't seem to understand "&" to separate the equation from the description, nor &...
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alignment of subnumcases in the page
I want to label each case in cases so I used subnumcases environment.
However, it seems like what is centered is the first letter, not the entire chunk.
I made a MWE with the packages I need for my ...
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Align Equations Including `cases`
I want a series of aligned equations, the last of which has two cases. See the figure for an example.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align*}
a &= b \\
&...
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Need to write an equation exactly in the same way as in the picture [closed]
I have written my research paper in Ms word, but now I need it written in Latex, I am writing an equation of brier score which is as in the attached picture, that is, the bracket I want to be bigger ...
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Creating a cases environment
I'm using the tabularray package to create a cases-like environment, with some changes:
I want the 'if' automatically placed.
I need two versions: with and without a star. The first one must change ...
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Aligned inside cases not behaving as expected
I wish to format a system of equations. I use:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$$\begin{cases}
\begin{aligned}
q_1 S_1^1 &+ q_2 S_2^1 &+ ... &+ q_n S_n^1 &...
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Align `case`'s coditions inside `subnumcases`
I have a PDE with an initial contition:
I think it would be more beautiful if all conditions (the orange with the yellows) were aligned.
I wrote this:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,...
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What's diffrence between these cases? / cases formatting centering
I want my pdf cases to look like that
When I try to do it myself, I have this effect:
Here is my latex code:
\begin{equation*}
g(x)=
\begin{cases}
\frac{x}{x-1} & \textrm{dla}\quad x<-1, \\
2\...
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Why is there extra space prefixing the first case
I don't understand why there is extra space before the mod in this formula.
How can I force the m and the 0 to be aligned vertically?
Here is the LaTeX code I'm using.
\documentclass{article}
\...
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Align equations with equations inside align environment
A have some equations that I would like to align. Some of these equations are very similar and are grouped together in a cases environment. Now, I can't manage to align all these equations to have ...
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Align equal sign inside case with equal sign outside
I want to align the equal sign inside the case with the equal sign outside. How to do that? I have read answers to these questions 1 2 3, but I'm still very clueless. Could anyone please help? Thanks!
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Springer Journal Class sn-jnl and cases environment
I am using sn-jnl.cls provided by the Springer to submit a paper to a springer journal. However the cases environment gives rise to error
! Missing $ inserted.
$
l.8 x^n, & \...
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Align the system of equations
Consider:
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\begin{document}
\[
\begin{array}{llr}
\begin{rcases*}
$\lim\limits_{x\to2^+}f(...
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How to write long equations inside piecewise function with same equation number
I am facing trouble while writing the long equation inside the piecewise function with same equation number ,the latex code i am using is
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[bitstream-charter]{...
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Aligning equations in cases environment
I'm trying to write
While combining the equation and cases ambient gives me something close
\begin{equation}\tag{PE}\label{PE}
\begin{cases}
-\Delta u&=f, \quad \text{em }\Omega \\
u&=0, \...
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Set position of equation for cases
My equation has several cases and therefore I use the dcases environment that is embedded in an align and split environment. However the first line is right-justified. How can I left-justify the ...
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`\seq_item` doesn't work in `cases` environment
I'm trying to create a macro that can dynamically create a cases environment.
Unfortunately, there's a problem I cannot quite comprehend.
For some reason, the invocation of \seq_item does not produce ...
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How do I put a bracket around a subset of equations in a cases environment? [duplicate]
So I have a set of aligned equations already in cases. However, I would like to put a subset of these equation in another set of cases (pointing towards the right) and label them using the text "...
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Cases error $ is added
I have read all the posts on this error that I can find. None of the solutions end up with the correct layout that this code does (left aligned, a=1 in rear). My issue is that it throws a $ added ...
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How can I align two cases (two automatically indexed equations)?
How can I align these cases? I also want to keep the equations indexed automatically.
I saw some previous topics on this but I wonder if it can be done without changing too much the code (not rewrite ...
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Why aren't these two expressions in cases aligned?
Why aren't these two expressions aligned? They have exactly same size.
Is it intended by default?
How can I make them aligned?
\documentclass[journal]{IEEEtran}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsfonts}
\...
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Close align brackets
I was trying to close this bracket:
\frac{}{}\theta=2\pi k + \begin{cases}\arctan\left ( \frac{n}{x} \right ) & \text{ if } x> 0 \\ \frac{\pi }{2} & \text{ if } x=0 \\ \arctan\left ( \frac{...
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How to enable text wrapping or multi-lines when using \begin{cases}?
I am writing a \begin{cases} \end{cases} block, and I need to write something to the left of the case. However, since it is very long, I would like to use multiple lines or text wrapping.
But I cannot ...
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