\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amscd,concmath,amsfonts} \usepackage{color} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \begin{equation*} \frac{dx}{dt} = \begin{bmatrix} x_2 \\ x_1 - \gamma x_2 \end{bmatrix}. \end{equation*} \end{document}