Left and right braces on different lines of align

Question

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}

\usepackage{amsmath}

\begin{document}

\begin{align}
A = \max\left{B \\
    & C \right}. 
\end{align} 

\end{document}

My expressions B and C are so long that they need to be on different lines. But then TeX doesn't accept left and right braces being on different lines. What can I do?

Please help us to help you and add a minimal working example (MWE) that illustrates your problem. It will be much easier for us to reproduce your situation and find out what the issue is when we see compilable code, starting with \documentclass{...} and ending with \end{document}.
In case the OP posted some code that isn't an MWE: — , May 16 '14 at 03:43
Also see Using \left( & \right) around amsmath's align delimiter (“&”). — Werner, May 16 '14 at 03:46
Oh okay, I also need backslash in front of brace. It works now with \bigl. — boaten, May 16 '14 at 04:00

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 16 '14 at 04:18

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Braces go by pairs, you have to close or open a fake one to balance them before change line.

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\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}

\usepackage{amsmath}

\begin{document}

\begin{align}
A = \max\left\{B\right. \\
    & \left.C \right\}. 
\end{align} 

\end{document}

answered May 16 '14 at 04:18

Tarass

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Try \max\left\{B\frac{a}{b}\right. \\ & \left.C \right\}. – Torbjørn T. May 16 '14 at 05:05

Left and right braces on different lines of align

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