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From: mikew@wheeler.wrcr.unr.edu (Mike Whitbeck)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: LaTeX renew theequation
Summary: how?
Keywords: section, equation
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Date: 21 Nov 89 02:56:38 GMT
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In LaTeX {article} I would like to have equation numbers of the
form <section-number>.<equation-number> with the equation
numbers reset in each section.

I have a
\renewcommand{\theequation}{\thesection.\arabic{equation}}

do I have to put a \setcounter{equation}{1} in each section by
hand or is there an easier way (in case I want to undo this
change)?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
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