# Latex Question

• LaTeX
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What is the formatters for beginning a new line in Latex? According to the notes two backshlashes "\\" should do the trick.

## Answers and Replies

honestrosewater
Gold Member
Yes, but it's never worked for me either.
$$\mbox{I just}$$
$$\mbox{do this.}$$

TD
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It works if you put it in an array. Then a double back-slash gives a new line.

$$\begin{array}{l} x = y \\ a^2 = b^2 \\ \mathop {\lim }\limits_{\delta x \to 0} \frac{{\delta y}}{{\delta x}} \\ \end{array}$$

Code:
\begin{array}{l}
x = y \\
a^2  = b^2  \\
\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\delta x \to 0} \frac{{\delta y}}{{\delta x}} \\
\end{array}

andrevdh said:
What is the formatters for beginning a new line in Latex? According to the notes two backshlashes "\\" should do the trick.
The only time that has worked for me is when I am actually writing to a TeX file (that will be made into a PS or PDF document).

Alex

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Thank you,
I found the answer on the Latex examples page:
\begin{align*}Line\ one\\Line\ two\end{align*}

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