# Is there some way to use two (or more) underbraced expressions on the same line?

## For example: [hashtag]underbrace(axxaxx...xxa)(p" times)xxunderbrace(axxaxx...xxa)(q" times")[hashtag] gives ${\underbrace{a \times a \times \ldots \times a}}_{p \text{ times)xxunderbrace(axxaxx...xxa)_(q" times}}$ If I split it up and put a blank in between: [hashtag]underbrace(axxaxx...xxa)_(p" times)[hashtag] [hashtag]xxunderbrace(axxaxx...xxa)_(q" times")[hashtag] I can get underbrace(axxaxx...xxa)_(p" times) $\times {\underbrace{a \times a \times \ldots \times a}}_{q \text{ times}}$

Sep 15, 2017

Yes.

#### Explanation:

Yes, you can add two or more underbrace (or overbrace) functions on one line.

Here's how that would look using your example

• without hashtags

underbrace(axxaxx...xxa) (p" times") xx underbrace(axxaxx...xxa) (q" times")

• with hashtags

${\underbrace{a \times a \times \ldots \times a}}_{p \text{ times") xx underbrace(axxaxx...xxa)_ (q" times}}$

You can also use nested underbrace functions if you want, but that's not really that practical because of the decreased font size.

• without hashtags

underbrace(axxaxx...xxa) ( underbrace(p" times") _ (color(blue)("something cool"))) xx underbrace(axxaxx...xxa) ( underbrace(q" times")_ (color(red)("something interesting")))

• with hashtags

underbrace(axxaxx...xxa)_ ( underbrace(p" times") _ (color(blue)("something cool"))) xx underbrace(axxaxx...xxa)_ ( underbrace(q" times")_ (color(red)("something interesting")))

I should mention that you need to be careful when using multiple underline symbols on the same line because you will get a formatting error in the preview section of the answer.

So when you have to add multiple _ symbols, just add a blank space after them to get the math to format in the preview sections.

PS: In the syntax that you used as your example, you forgot to add a quote mark after p times.

• without hashtags

underbrace(axxaxx...xxa) (p" times) xx underbrace(axxaxx...xxa) (q" times")

• with hashtags

${\underbrace{a \times a \times \ldots \times a}}_{p \text{ times) xx underbrace(axxaxx...xxa)_ (q" times}}$

This is what it looks like with the added quote mark

• without hashtags

underbrace(axxaxx...xxa) (p" times") xx underbrace(axxaxx...xxa) (q" times")

• with hashtags

${\underbrace{a \times a \times \ldots \times a}}_{p \text{ times")xxunderbrace(axxaxx...xxa)_ (q" times}}$