# Prevent Line Break Before flalign* Block in Itemize Environment

by user197327   Last Updated September 12, 2019 04:23 AM

My question is similar to Prevent line break before equation environment in enumerated list item, but I want to use an unnumbered left align block. (Like the poster of the linked question, I would like to avoid using the IEEEtran document class.)

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
\item[(a)]
\begin{flalign*}
x &= y &\\
&= z
\end{flalign*}
\end{itemize}
\end{document}


I want the equation to begin right after the (a) label. Thank you!

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You could use a top-aligned aligned (pun intended) environment:

Observe that aligned, unlike flalign*, does not initiate and terminate math mode by itself; instead,aligned must be embedded in a math-mode group (here: the group that begins and ends with  symbols). \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \begin{itemize} \item[(a)] \begin{flalign*} x &= y &\\ &= z \end{flalign*} \item[(b)]\begin{aligned}[t]
x &= y \\
&= z
\end{aligned}\$
\end{itemize}
\end{document}

Mico
September 12, 2019 04:10 AM