How to set equation counter as three to the power "a"

Question

I want my counter to look like this:

\setcounter{equation}{3^a}
%and
\setcounter{equation}{$3^a$}
%doesnt work

OR maybe Im wrong and thats not counter

counters can only be integers. You nedd to do it sowhat manually \tag{$\thesection^{\mathrm{a}}$} (untested) — daleif, Jan 06 '23 at 12:03
There is also https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/225517/subequations-with-main-equation-number?noredirect=1&lq=1 which is a bit simpler. — Marijn, Jan 06 '23 at 12:05

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 06 '23 at 12:33

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----> set equation counter as three to the power "a".

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\setcounter{equation}{2}\renewcommand{\theequation}{\arabic{equation}$^{\textup a}$}
\begin{document}
\begin{equation}
  \Delta=b^2-4ac
\end{equation}
\end{document}

answered Jan 06 '23 at 12:33

Sebastiano

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wow, your code is exactly the same. you got my respect – DScounterGO Jan 06 '23 at 12:39
@DScounterGO You are welcome. :-) – Sebastiano Jan 06 '23 at 12:41

How to set equation counter as three to the power "a"

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