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PDF output does not respect Latex Line Breaks in Math

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Description

Bug description
---
title: "Quarto Latex Issue PDF"
format: pdf
---

$$
\text{Level 1: } Y_{ij} = \beta_j +\epsilon_{ij} \\
\text{Level 2: } \beta_j = \gamma + \delta_j \\
\text{Reduced Form: } Y_{ij} = \gamma + \delta_j + \epsilon_{ij}
$$

```{r}
sessionInfo()
```

This is my sessionInfo()

R version 4.2.1 (2022-06-23)
Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit)
Running under: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS

Matrix products: default
BLAS:   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/blas/libblas.so.3.10.0
LAPACK: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lapack/liblapack.so.3.10.0

locale:
 [1] LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8       LC_NUMERIC=C               LC_TIME=en_CA.UTF-8       
 [4] LC_COLLATE=en_CA.UTF-8     LC_MONETARY=en_CA.UTF-8    LC_MESSAGES=en_CA.UTF-8   
 [7] LC_PAPER=en_CA.UTF-8       LC_NAME=C                  LC_ADDRESS=C              
[10] LC_TELEPHONE=C             LC_MEASUREMENT=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=C       

attached base packages:
[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base     

other attached packages:
[1] flextable_0.7.3

loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
 [1] Rcpp_1.0.9        digest_0.6.29     R6_2.5.1          evaluate_0.16     zip_2.2.0        
 [6] rlang_1.0.4       gdtools_0.2.4     cli_3.3.0         uuid_1.1-0        data.table_1.14.2
[11] rstudioapi_0.14   xml2_1.3.3        rmarkdown_2.16    tools_4.2.1       officer_0.4.3    
[16] yaml_2.3.5        xfun_0.32         fastmap_1.1.0     compiler_4.2.1    systemfonts_1.0.4
[21] base64enc_0.1-3   htmltools_0.5.3   knitr_1.40       

The pdf outputs into a single line: Level 1:𝑌𝑖𝑗= 𝛽𝑗+ 𝜖𝑖𝑗Level 2:𝛽𝑗= 𝛾 + 𝛿𝑗Reduced Form:𝑌𝑖𝑗= 𝛾 + 𝛿𝑗+ 𝜖𝑖𝑗

When it seems like it should be broken up

RStudio: "Spotted Wakerobin" Release (7872775e, 2022-07-22) for Ubuntu Jammy

Checklist
  • Please include a minimal, fully reproducible example in a single .qmd file? Please provide the whole file rather than the snippet you believe is causing the issue.
  • Please format your issue so it is easier for us to read the bug report.
  • Please document the RStudio IDE version you're running (if applicable), by providing the value displayed in the "About RStudio" main menu dialog?
  • Please document the operating system you're running. If on Linux, please provide the specific distribution.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start with the supplied minimal .qmd example and render it to PDF using the reported R and Ubuntu environment. Compare the rendered math with the source line breaks; done when the three displayed equations appear on separate lines in the PDF.

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Assessment

Tech stack
latex, r
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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