\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amscd,concmath,amsfonts} \usepackage{color} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \begin{equation*} m \ddot{q}_1 = -2kq_1 - c \dot{q}_1 + kq_2, \qquad m \ddot{q}_2 = kq_1 - 2 k q_2 - c \dot{q}_2. \end{equation*} \end{document}