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I'm trying to make a list with only a minor indent but I cant seem to figure it out. I'm new(I started using latex today) so I'm trying to get used to it. anyway this is what I've done but it looks wonky especially the $$chi{2} = a^2$$.

text{Let $G$ be a group, and let $G$ = $mathbb{Z}_5$ $=$ ${0,1,2,3,4}$. Let $chi:G rightarrow mathbb{Z}$ = ${mathbb{Z}inmathbb{C}:lvert{mathbb{Z}rvert}=1}$. Now we have: smallskip}



$$chi{0} = 1$$

$$chi{1} = a$$

$$chi{2} = a^2$$

$$chi{3} = a^3$$

$$chi{4} = a^4$$

documentclass{article}

usepackage{mathtools}

usepackage{amssymb}



begin{document}



    Let $G$ be a group, and let $G = mathbb{Z}_5 = {0,1,2,3,4}$. 

    Let $chi:G rightarrow 

        mathbb{Z} = {mathbb{Z}inmathbb{C}:lvert{mathbb{Z}rvert}=1}$. 

    Now we have: 

    %

    begin{align*}

    chi{0} &= 1\

    chi{1} &= a\

    chi{2} &= a^2\

    chi{3} &= a^3\

    chi{4} &= a^4

    end{align*}



end{document}

It's not quite clear to me what you want to do, but I suggest you learn about the amsmath package, which has many options for formatting math beyond the basic "display an equation" you get with $$…$$.

Note, you shouldn't really use $$…$$with LaTeX. begin{equation}…end{equation} (and similar things in amsmath) give better vertical spacing in LaTeX.

You should have the documentation for amsmath in your TeX installation, but if you can't find it the user guide is here: http://texdoc.net/texmf-dist/doc/latex/amsmath/amsldoc.pdf. You can also find tutorials on the web.

Herbert's answer used the mathtools package which is an extension to amsmath - it's up to you whether you want to "jump in at the deep end" or learn one step at a time!