[texhax] Simultaneous Equations?

[Philip G. Ratcliffe]

> I'm having a big problem trying to display simultaneous equations.
>
> I want something like:
>
> \[
>   \left\{
>     \begin{array}{rclr}
>       foo&=&bar\\
>       bar&=&foo
>     \end{array}
>   \right.
> \]
>
> but with both equations numbered.

It's a horrible bodge as it is, but you could work on it (needs
\usepackage{amsmath}):

\begin{align}
  foo &= bar\\[-3.3ex]
  \text{How about this? }
  \left\{ \vphantom{\frac00} \right. \hspace{1.7em} \nonumber\\[-3.3ex]
  bar &= foo
\end{align}

Cordialmente,  Philip G. Ratcliffe