Math & Science ⇒ Comments in Equations with Line Breaks

[thorpn]

I wish to make nice comments under my equations, meaning that they shouldn't "drag out" the equation which it tends to do if the comment is longer than the part of the equation

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f(x)=\underbrace{x^2}_\text{this is a quadratic term} + x + 5

The above expression can be posted into this http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php. Basically I would like to use some sort of line shift so that it will look nicer.

thx!

[localghost]

Wherever you need line breaks, you should use a \parbox.


Thorsten

[thorpn]

Could you give an example ? i have tried and have not been able to apply it

[cgnieder]

This should give you the general idea:

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% arara: pdflatex
\documentclass{scrartcl}
\begin{document}
 \[f(x)=\underbrace{x^2}_{\parbox{.8cm}{\raggedright this is a qua- dra- tic term}} + x + 5\]
\end{document}

Regards

[thorpn]

Thanks!