\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amscd,concmath,amsfonts} \usepackage{color} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \begin{equation*} \aligned \dot z &= \dot x - \dot x_d = f(x, u) - f(x_d, u_\text{ff}) \\ &= f(z + x_d, v + u_\text{ff}) - f(x_d, \underline{u_\text{ff}}) =: F (z, v, x_d(t), u_\text{ff}(t)). \endaligned \end{equation*} \end{document}