LaTeX forum ⇒ TeXworks ⇒ how to avoid first line indented?

[yaozhao]

\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt]{article}  
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}	
\usepackage{graphicx}
\DeclareUnicodeCharacter{202F}{\,}



\begin{document}
\title{Solutions to Math Exercises}
\author{Yao Zhao \\ University of Wisconsin-Madison}
\maketitle


1.a. slope = $-\frac{2}{5}$ \\
1.b. slope = undefined (infinity) \\

The first line (1.a. slope) is indented, which is not desired. How to avoid such problem?
Many thanks in advance!

[mas]

If you want to avoid the first line indent throughout the document, set it in the preamble as

\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}

If you want it for a specific line/para, use

\noindent

A suggestion: Avoid using \\ to end the paragraphs in your text.

[yaozhao]

Thank you so much! It works!

As you mentioned, A suggestion: Avoid using \\ to end the paragraphs in your text.

I also often heard of such comments before. I want to have space between 1.a. and 1.b. I don't know what I can do if not using \\

[Johannes_B]

Package parskip

[Stefan Kottwitz]

As Johannes said, \usepackage{parskip} (to put it in code) or, what I would prefer, use the modern class scrartcl.

\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt, parskip=full]{scrartcl}  
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}	
\usepackage{graphicx}
\DeclareUnicodeCharacter{202F}{\,}
\begin{document}
\title{Solutions to Math Exercises}
\author{Yao Zhao \\ University of Wisconsin-Madison}
\maketitle

1.a. slope = $-\frac{2}{5}$

1.b. slope = undefined (infinity)

\end{document}

Here you see: end a line (a paragraph) by having an empty line in the code.

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Stefan