Text Formatting ⇒ Enumerating Equations

[ccook]

Hello, I would like to enumerate a few equations without a preceding line return. In the following TeX

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\begin{enumerate}[a)]
  \item \begin{equation*} y=f(x) \end{equation*}
\end{enumerate}

the item counter "a)" is above the centered equation. How may i get it on the same line? Also, the equation is large enough that an inline equation doesn't work out well.

Thank you in advance

ccook

[gmedina]

Hi,

you can use \vspace* to move vertically your equation (upwards if the length used as argument is negative and downwards if it is positive):

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{enumitem}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*)]
  \item \rule{0pt}{1pt}\vspace*{-12pt}
    \begin{equation*} 
      y=f(x) 
    \end{equation*}
\end{enumerate}

\end{document}

Please notice that to customize the labels I used the enumitem package instead of the enumerate package, but the solution works in both cases.

[ccook]

Thank you! This works great, and the hspace is equally useful!

[mavzolej]

Does anybody have better ideas?
I have to correct value in the \vspace everytime...