How to write cases with LaTeX?
For the question as it was originally posed, we can still use cases
very easily. We simply employ the technique of using \left.
at the start and then we can put \right\}
at the end:
\[
X(m, n) = \left.
\begin{cases}
x(n), & \text{for } 0 \leq n \leq 1 \\
x(n - 1), & \text{for } 0 \leq n \leq 1 \\
x(n - 1), & \text{for } 0 \leq n \leq 1
\end{cases}
\right\} = xy
\]
I'm not sure that you can span rows with cases
as in the edit, however.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
X(m,n) = \left\{\begin{array}{lr}
x(n), & \text{for } 0\leq n\leq 1\\
x(n-1), & \text{for } 0\leq n\leq 1\\
x(n-1), & \text{for } 0\leq n\leq 1
\end{array}\right\} = xy
\]
\end{document}
If you want two conditions on different lines, can use a \multirow
for the first column:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{multirow}
\begin{document}
\[
X(m,n) = \left\{\begin{array}{@{}lr@{}}
\multirow{2}{*}{x(n),} & \text{for }0\leq n\leq 1\\
& \text{or }0\leq n\leq 1\\
x(n-1), & \text{for }0\leq n\leq 1\\
x(n-1), & \text{for }0\leq n\leq 1
\end{array}\right\} = xy
\]
\end{document}
Essentially the same answer as Ignasi, but with the use of \text
for the word for
. (And with the \leqslant
symbol of amssymb
which I find much more elegant.)
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}
\newcommand{\for}{\text{for }}
\begin{document}
\[
X(m,n)=
\left\{
\begin{array}{lr}
x(n),& \for 0\leqslant n \leqslant 1 \\
x(n-1),& \for 0\leqslant n \leqslant 1 \\
x(n-1),& \for 0\leqslant n \leqslant 1
\end{array}
\right\} = xy.
\]
\end{document}
Edit As for the modification recently asked:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}
\newcommand{\for}{\text{for }}
\begin{document}
\[
X(m,n)=
\left\{
\begin{array}{@{}lr@{}}
x(n),&
\begin{array}{r@{}}
\for 0\leqslant n \leqslant 1\\
\text{or } 0\leqslant x \leqslant 1
\end{array}\\
x(n-1),& \for 0\leqslant n \leqslant 1 \\
x(n-1),& \for 0\leqslant n \leqslant 1
\end{array}
\right\} = xy.
\]
\end{document}
(I didn't deem it necessary to define a new macro for the word or
since it is written only once. Note that it seems better this time to center the second column.)
Edit bis Added the @{}
specifications suggested by daleif
. No more centering.