I have the option "fleqn", but when I use double dollar sign to make an equation, it's centered.
How can I get the double dollar sign to print the equation to the left, but indented maybe half an inch?
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- Stefan Kottwitz
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Equations on the left
That's because
But
Here, the LaTeX shortcut for displayed equations is this:
It aligns to the left, with
Stefan
fleqn
is a LaTeX option.But
$$ ... $$
is low level TeX. This doesn't know LaTeX options and so doesn't respect them. That's a good example, where low level TeX commands are dangerous, and high level LaTeX pendant commands should be used.Here, the LaTeX shortcut for displayed equations is this:
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\[
y = f(x) % sample
\]
fleqn
, with a small indentation, as desired.Stefan
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