Page Layout ⇒ Making two columns - figure + equation

[aplrt]

I'm having some problem formatting a segment of my paper into two columns.

I wish to put a figure next to an equation, and the "easiest" way would be to make two columns - how do I do that ? I know how to do it for a figure and a text segment, but how do I do it for a figure and an equation (!) ?

Thanks for any help.

[gmedina]

Hi

one possibility would be to use minipage environments; take a look at the following example:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{amsmath}

\begin{document}

\noindent\begin{minipage}{.45\textwidth}
  \centering
  \rule{4cm}{3cm}
  \captionof{figure}{Test figure.}
  \label{fig:figure}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}{.45\textwidth}
\begin{align}
  a &= b\\
  &= c\\
  &= d
\end{align}
\end{minipage}

\end{document}

If your figure doesn't require a caption then you can safely remove the \captionof command

[aplrt]

Tried out minipage, and got the figure perfectly aligned with the equation now.

Thanks for the help !