How do I format new lines in Latex?

[andrevdh]

What is the formatters for beginning a new line in Latex? According to the notes two backshlashes "\\" should do the trick.

 

[honestrosewater]

Yes, but it's never worked for me either.
$$\mbox{I just}$$
$$\mbox{do this.}$$

 

[TD]

It works if you put it in an array. Then a double back-slash gives a new line.

$$\begin{array}{l} x = y \\ a^2 = b^2 \\ \mathop {\lim }\limits_{\delta x \to 0} \frac{{\delta y}}{{\delta x}} \\ \end{array}$$

\begin{array}{l}
 x = y \\ 
 a^2  = b^2  \\ 
 \mathop {\lim }\limits_{\delta x \to 0} \frac{{\delta y}}{{\delta x}} \\ 
 \end{array}

 

[amcavoy]

What is the formatters for beginning a new line in Latex? According to the notes two backshlashes "\\" should do the trick.

The only time that has worked for me is when I am actually writing to a TeX file (that will be made into a PS or PDF document).

Alex

 

[andrevdh]

Thank you,
I found the answer on the Latex examples page:
$$\begin{align*}Line\ one\\Line\ two\end{align*}$$