[OS X TeX] Align in enumerate

David Arnold dwarnold45 at suddenlink.net
Thu Mar 17 01:56:51 CET 2011


Michael,

Thanks. That worked.

As usual, you come to my aid.

David.

On Mar 16, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Michael Sharpe wrote:

> 
> On Mar 16, 2011, at 4:26 PM, David Arnold wrote:
> 
>> All,
>> 
>> If I am in an enumerate environment, is it possible to start an align* environment?
>> 
>> This didn't work:
>> 
>> \item However, the graph of $y=-3$, being a horizontal line, has slope zero. Also note that the $y4-intercept of this graph is $(0,-3)$. If we substitute these numbers into $y=mx+b$, we get:
>> \begin{align*}
>> y&=mx+b
>> &&{\color{darkred}\text{Slope-intercept form.}}\\
>> y&=0x+(-3)
>> &&{\color{darkred}\text{Substitute: $0$ for $m$, $-3$ for $b$.}}\\
>> y&=-3 
>> &&{\color{darkred}\text{Simplify.}}
>> \end{align*}
>> 
>> 
>> ./section6.tex:523: Package amsmath Error: \begin{align*} allowed only in parag
>> raph mode.
> 
> You can enclose the align* environment in a minipage.
> 
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