Suppose I have the following situation (don't mind the notations, it's ring theory):
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\newcommand{\mymatrix}{\begin{bmatrix} 1 &1\\0& 0 \end{bmatrix}}
\begin{align*}
\begin{bmatrix} a&b\\c&d \end{bmatrix}\mymatrix&=\begin{bmatrix} a&a\\c&c \end{bmatrix}\in Rx\\[\parskip]
\text{and}\qquad\mymatrix\begin{bmatrix} a'&b'\\c'&d' \end{bmatrix}&=\begin{bmatrix} a'+c'&b'+d'\\0&0 \end{bmatrix} \in xR.
\end{align*}
\end{document}
It's clear that the brackets are now all over the place. How can I align the matrices on the left hand side two-by-two on top of each other? I suppose one could give them all the same width, but I don't know how to do that.
Best Answer
Caution: I have no idea what
\in Rx
means (x\in\mathbb{R}
) perhaps?Here's an
alignat*
version, using some additional&
to align the several matrices and=
signs:I suggest to use
\intertext{and}
instead of\text{and}\qquad...
(or even better, use\shortintertext
(thanks to @Zarko who recommended) this.)Here's the output: