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[GustavMJ]

Hi!

I'm totally new to both this forum and to LaTeX and have a question regarding equation numbering. I have used the command \label inside one of my equations, but later when I use the \eqref I get an error saying:

Undefined control sequence [...] The control sequence at the end of the top line of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct spelling (e.g., `I\hbox').

I have checked so that the code is correctly spelled and everything looks fine, but still I get this error. My code looks like this.

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\begin{equation}
\label{eq:malus}
I_\theta = I_0 {\cos}^2 \theta
\end{equation}

Followed by \eqref{eq:malus}. I'm using the following packages and document class.

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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[left=1in, right=1in, top=1in, bottom=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

Thanks!

[svend_tveskaeg]

You need to load the amsmath package.

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\documentclass{article}
 
\usepackage{amsmath}
 
\begin{document}
 
\begin{equation}
  \label{eq:malus}
   I_\theta = I_0\cos^2\theta
\end{equation}
 
Reference: \eqref{eq:malus}
 
\end{document}

[localghost]

The \eqref command is provided by the amsmath package which you missed to load.


Further reading:

• The »Math mode« document

Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[GustavMJ]

Ah, thanks :]