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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 11-7-14 on page II-202 in "Ghostbusters\texttrademark ".
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\documentclass{tlc3examargin}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{147.0pt}

%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{mathtools}
%StopShownPreambleCommands

\begin{document}
\[  f_p (x) =
\begin{cases}
  \frac{1}{p}             & x = p            \\[-4pt]
  \frac{\frac{\xmathstrut{.1} (1 - x)^{\frac{1}{2}}}
             {\xmathstrut{.25} x - \sin (x - p)}    }
       {\xmathstrut{.3} \sqrt{1 - p} \, \cos (x - p)}
                          & x \neq p
\end{cases}  \]
\end{document}