How to reference equations (new to Latex)

Question

\documentclass{article} 

\newcommand{\dd}[1]{\mathrm{d}#1}

\begin{document}
\begin{equation}
\Delta A_2 = x^2
\end{equation}

This code puts a (1) next to this equation, and numbers later equations accordingly. If I want to reference this equation, say with:

And as you can see in Eq. #,

how would I link it so that if the equation number later changes, I don't have to update the text?

CarLaTeX · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-05T18:08:56.480

4

You can simply use \label{...} within the equation environment and \ref{...} to refer to it.

For more info, see here: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Labels_and_Cross-referencing.

And remember to compile twice, the first time you'll get ?? instead of the ref.no., but don't worry, it's normal, the second time you'll get the correct number.

\documentclass{article} 

\begin{document}
Equation \ref{eq:myeq} blah blah blah
\begin{equation}\label{eq:myeq}
\Delta A_2 = x^2
\end{equation}
\end{document}

If you add another equation, LaTeX will manage the numbering:

\documentclass{article} 

\begin{document}
If I add another equation \ref{eq:myneweq},  \LaTeX{} will manage the numbering. 
\begin{equation}\label{eq:myneweq}
\Delta A_1 = x
\end{equation}
Equation \ref{eq:myeq} blah blah blah
\begin{equation}\label{eq:myeq}
\Delta A_2 = x^2
\end{equation}
\end{document}

edited Dec 05 '18 at 18:08

answered Dec 05 '18 at 17:32

CarLaTeX

62,716

This does not provide automatic numbering though. I don't want to manually label every equation. What if I decide to add an equation at the beginning? Then all the numbering is messed up. – Jackson Hart Dec 05 '18 at 18:02
@Ben No, ben LaTeX will do it for you – CarLaTeX Dec 05 '18 at 18:04
@Ben See my second example, you only have to put the alphabetical labels, LaTeX will do the correct numbering (compiling twice). – CarLaTeX Dec 05 '18 at 18:10
@Ben This is one of the wonderful things LaTeX does for you :) – CarLaTeX Dec 05 '18 at 18:10

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '18 at 17:31

2

You can just add \label{yourlabel} after \begin{equation}:

\begin{equation}\label{equ1}

answered Dec 05 '18 at 17:31

aquila

149

This does not provide automatic numbering though. I don't want to manually label every equation. What if I decide to add an equation at the beginning? Then all the numbering is messed up. – Jackson Hart Dec 05 '18 at 18:02
@aquila: Your answer is somewhat incomplete: while you illustrate how a label should be inserted, you do not show how it can be referenced. – Circumscribe Dec 05 '18 at 19:08

How to reference equations (new to Latex)

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