Text Formatting ⇒ Limit with Conditions correctly beneath

[coachbennett1981]

Hello,

I am wondering how I can write the limit of a function in text so that that portion x approaches b is under the limit, not next to it.

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$\lim_{x\to b} f(x)$

Unless I use a display feature, e.g.,

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\[ \lim_{x\to b} f(x)\]

thank you for you time.

[coachbennett1981]

The solution is to enable the display style.

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$\displaystyle\lim_{x\to b} f(x)$

[cgnieder]

This of course destroys a text block since the leading around the line containing math must be increased.

There is another possibility, \limits, which however has the same problem with interline spacing.

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\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}

Text and some more text to see how it fits inline. Text and some more text to
see how it fits inline. Text $\lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(x_0+h)-f(x)}{h}$ and some
more text to see how this fits inline. Text and some more text to see how it
fits inline.

Text and some more text to see how it fits inline. Text and some more text to
see how it fits inline. Text $\displaystyle\lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(x_0+h)-f(x)}{h}$
and some more text to see how this fits inline. Text and some more text to see
how it fits inline.

Text and some more text to see how it fits inline. Text and some more text to
see how it fits inline. Text $\lim\limits_{h\to0}\frac{f(x_0+h)-f(x)}{h}$ and
some more text to see how this fits inline. Text and some more text to see how
it fits inline.

\end{document}

Regards