\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \begin{eqnarray*} \begin{pmatrix} \mathbf{a} & \mathbf{b} & \mathbf{c} \end{pmatrix} & = & \begin{pmatrix} a_x & b_x & c_x \\ 0 & b_y & c_y \\ 0 & 0 & c_z \\ \end{pmatrix} \\ a_x &=& A \\ b_x &=& \mathbf{B} \cdot \mathbf{\hat{A}} \quad = \quad B \cos{\gamma} \\ b_y &=& |\mathbf{\hat{A}} \times \mathbf{B}| \quad = \quad B \sin{\gamma} \quad = \quad \sqrt{B^2 - {b_x}^2} \\ c_x &=& \mathbf{C} \cdot \mathbf{\hat{A}} \quad = \quad C \cos{\beta} \\ c_y &=& \mathbf{C} \cdot \widehat{(\mathbf{A} \times \mathbf{B})} \times \mathbf{\hat{A}} \quad = \quad \frac{\mathbf{B} \cdot \mathbf{C} - b_x c_x}{b_y} \\ c_z &=& |\mathbf{C} \cdot \widehat{(\mathbf{A} \times \mathbf{B})}|\quad = \quad \sqrt{C^2 - {c_x}^2 - {c_y}^2} \\ \end{eqnarray*} \end{document}