\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,amscd,concmath,amsfonts} \usepackage{color} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \begin{equation*} \frac{dh}{dt} = -\frac{a}{A}\sqrt{2gh} {\color{blue} +} \frac{1}{A}q_{in}, \qquad q_{out} = a\sqrt{2gh}. \end{equation*} \end{document}