Cfrgtkky

I'm new to latex and all of my matrices seem to be created on new lines, I can't seem to put them side by side. Here is what I am doing to make a matrix (with the 2d identity matrix as an example):

[ left( begin{array}{cc}

1 & 0 \

0 & 1

end{array} right) ]

Am I making it wrong? How can I place a second matrix directly beside this, as you would when doing matrix mathematics? Thanks

Don't enclose each array with [ ... ]; instead, put all the arrays that you want together within one set of delimeters. Like this:

[ left( begin{array}{cc}

1 & 0 \

0 & 1

end{array} right)

%

left( begin{array}{cc}

1 & 0 \

0 & 1

end{array} right)

]

You should read the mathmode documentation. It should be part of your TeX Distribution, and has lots of examples to follow.

This is slightly tangential, but you might find it convenient to use the pmatrix environment (defined in amsmath.sty)

[

begin{pmatrix}

  1 & 0 \ 0 & e^{ipi/k}

end{pmatrix}

begin{pmatrix}

  u \ v

end{pmatrix}

=

begin{pmatrix}

  u \ -v

end{pmatrix}

]

The idea is to enclose both matrices in one block i.e. [ ] see this example

[

begin{bmatrix}

    a  &  b      \

    c  &  d      

end{bmatrix}

= 

begin{bmatrix}

    8  &  1      \

    7  &  6      

end{bmatrix} 

]

It will be something like:

like this

[ left( begin{array}{cc}

1 & 0 \

0 & 1

end{array} right) times left( begin{array}{cc}

1 & 0 \

0 & 1

end{array} right) =left( begin{array}{cc}

1 & 0 \

0 & 1

end{array} right)] 

You need to place the matrices inside the math environment

I was confused by the answers and the syntax so I'll share mine and include an image. I'm using begin{equation} which is arguably less convenient but also more verbose for beginners (like myself) than using the [ syntax.

To be clear, what is causing the matrices to be on separate lines is the blank line between the min the code. If you fill it with the placeholder % or remove the line completely it will render like the attached picture. (Thanks to Teepeemm for clarifying what % is!)

begin{equation}

  begin{bmatrix}

    C_1 & C_2 & C_3 & C_4 

  end{bmatrix}

  %

  begin{bmatrix}

    z_1 \

    z_2 \

    z_3 \

    z_4 \

  end{bmatrix} 

end{equation}