\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amscd,concmath,amsfonts} \usepackage{color} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \begin{equation*} W_o = \begin{bmatrix} C \\ CA \\ \vdots \\ C A^{n-1} \end{bmatrix}. \end{equation*} \end{document}