Requirements: 1: Center alignment of multiple formulas 2: Only one number for multiple formula combinations.
The result is similar to this one:
code: using gathered can.
\begin{
equation}
\begin{
gathered}
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0.6em}
{
E} = {
A(I)}\\
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0.6em}
{
F} = Conv(\sum_{
i=1}^3{
M_i}) \\
{
F} = Conv_1(\sum_{
i=1}^3{
M_i})
\end{
gathered}
\end{
equation}
Pitfalls:
1: aligned does not work, it will be left aligned.
2: split does not work, it will be right aligned.
3: Gather does not work, and cannot be embedded in the equation.
4: amsmath has been added, but using center does not work.