Using Equation References

This example shows the usage of \label and \ref, and related macros. Use the "Show Source" button at the bottom to see the TeX that produced it.

Here is a labeled equation: $$x+1\over\sqrt{1-x^2}\label{ref1}$$ with a reference to ref1: \ref{ref1}, and another numbered one with no label: $$x+1\over\sqrt{1-x^2}$$

This one uses \nonumber: $$x+1\over\sqrt{1-x^2}\nonumber$$


Here's one using the equation environment: \begin{equation} x+1\over\sqrt{1-x^2} \end{equation} and one with equation* environment: \begin{equation*} x+1\over\sqrt{1-x^2} \end{equation*}


This is a forward reference [\ref{ref2}] and another \eqref{ref2} for the following equation: $$x+1\over\sqrt{1-x^2}\label{ref2}$$

More math: $$x+1\over\sqrt{1-x^2}$$

Here is a ref inside math: \(\ref{ref2}+1\) and text after it.

\begin{align} x & = y_1-y_2+y_3-y_5+y_8-\dots && \text{by \eqref{ref1}} \\ & = y'\circ y^* && \text{(by \eqref{ref3})} \\ & = y(0)\, y' && \text {by Axiom 1.} \end{align}

Here's a bad ref [\ref{ref4}] to a nonexistent label.


An alignment: \begin{align} a & = b\label{ref3} \\ & = c+d \end{align} and a starred one: \begin{align*} a &= b \\ &= c + d \end{align*}