# [Tex/LaTex] How to add equation with cases inside the table

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I want to include the complicated equation into one of the cells of my table. I am using tabular environment, additionally I have some multirows. I would like to add something like this:

\begin{table}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{l||p{6.5cm}|p{6cm}|p{3cm}|}
\multirow{2}{*}{Problem}
& a=3 & description & something \\
&
$l= \begin{cases} a when sth \\ b when sth else \\ c when elsewhere; \end{cases}$
& & \\
\end{tabular}
\end{table}


The problem is precisely when I need to use \\ in purpose of proper cases environment look. In such a case it simply (compiler) get frozen… until whole processor is 'consumed'. Anyway anyone knows how to put the function, equation with cases into table?

If I make a document from your fragments, it processes without error:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,multirow}

\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{cp{5cm}cc}
\multirow{2}{*}{Problem}
& equation 1 & description & something \\
& equation which contains cases
$l= \begin{cases} a &\text{when sth }\\ b &\text{when sth else} \\ c &\text{when elsewhere;} \end{cases}$ & & \\
xx&yy&zz
\end{tabular}
\end{document}