LaTeX: Quick Question on Aligning Equations

[jey1234]

Hi guys, I'm totally new to latex and I'm loving it so far :) Quick question: when I use "\begin{align}" & "\end{align}" for a system of equations, I get them all aligned up at the "=" signs (assuming I place a "&" in front of them). Is there a way to get them all aligned vertically at the center of the page? Thanks.

 

[M Quack]

had you tried

\begin{eqnarray} 
... & = & ... \\
... & = & ... 
\end{eqnarray}

?

 

[jey1234]

had you tried

\begin{eqnarray} 
... & = & ... \\
... & = & ... 
\end{eqnarray}

?

I just tried it. It does the same thing as {align}. They're aligned about the "=" signs but the "=" signs aren't centered. Thanks anyways.

 

[AlephZero]

I'm not exactly sure what your question is, but the AMSmath align environment has more than enough options to solve most alignment problems. See ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/doc/amsmath/amsldoc.pdf Section 3.

 

[alphy]

Hi there! Great to hear that you are enjoying using LaTeX. To answer your question, yes, there is a way to align your equations vertically at the center of the page. You can use the command "\begin{align*}" and "\end{align*}" instead of "\begin{align}" and "\end{align}". The asterisk indicates that the equations will not be numbered. Additionally, you can use the command "\centering" before the "\begin{align*}" to center the equations on the page. Hope this helps!