Math & Science ⇒ Multiline Text in Display Math

[maxmax]

Hey folks,

i was wondering if its possible to do the following in a better way:

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\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
  \begin{align*}
    a&=b &\Rightarrow &\text{ some fancy text} \\
    c&=d &\Rightarrow &\text{ some fancy, much longer explanation which} \\
    & & &\text{ does not fit into one line but should} \\
    & & &\text{ be aligned to the rest of the text}
  \end{align*}
\end{document}

which should look like

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 a = b  => some fancy text
 c = d  => some fancy, much longer explanation which
          does not fit into one line but should
          be aligned to the rest of the text

Since the code above is definitely not 'good', i hope there is a better way to do it.

Thanks in advance,
Max

[localghost]

If you want text to be wrapped into several lines, you can often simply use a \parbox of a certain width.

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\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{mathtools}   % loads »amsmath«

\begin{document}
  \begin{align*}
    a &= b &\Rightarrow &\ \text{some fancy text} \\
    c &= d &\Rightarrow &\ \text{\parbox[t]{8cm}{some fancy, much longer explanation which does not fit into one line but should be aligned to the rest of the text}}
  \end{align*}
\end{document}

The optional parameter for the box provides the correct alignment. Adjust the width of the box to your needs.

P.S.: Very nice minimal example.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[maxmax]

Thank you Thorsten,
this is exactly what i was looking for!