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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 11-2-10 on page II-137 in "Equation groups without alignment".
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%% Copyright (C) 2022 Frank Mittelbach
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\documentclass{tlc3examargin}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{207.0pt}

%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{amsmath}
%StopShownPreambleCommands

\begin{document}
\begin{gather}
  (a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2          \\
  (a + b) \cdot (a - b) = a^2 - b^2
\end{gather}
\end{document}