# left brace too tall with top-aligned aligned inside list

by alex.jordan   Last Updated July 12, 2019 08:23 AM

I have a list, where the item content is supposed to be systems of two linear equations, grouped with a big left brace. I would like the top equation from the system to have the same baseline as the item number.

\begin{enumerate}
\item
\left\{ \begin{aligned} x &= 0\\ y &= 1 \end{aligned} \right.
\end{enumerate}


centers the system so that it is too high. (The first equation is not on the same baseline as the item number.) So I try top-aligning:

\begin{enumerate}
\item
\left\{ \begin{aligned}[t] x &= 0\\ y &= 1 \end{aligned} \right.
\end{enumerate}


Now the top equation is aligned where I want it, but the brace is too tall. (I presume because of how it is separately centered and how its height is determined.) So I try using vcenter after reading some tex.se posts:

\begin{enumerate}
\item
$\left\{\vcenter{\hbox{$
\begin{aligned}[t]
x &= 0\\
y &= 1
\end{aligned}$}} \right.$
\end{enumerate}


and the output is just like the first try.

Here is a screen shot of these three tries, respectively.

Is it possible to do what I am trying to do?

Tags :

You should use the package delarray:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{delarray}
\begin{document}
\begin{enumerate}
\item
$\begin{array}[t]\{{[email protected]{}l}. x & {} = 0\\ y & {} = 1 \end{array}$
\end{enumerate}
\end{document}


F. Pantigny
July 12, 2019 08:10 AM

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