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%%  Example 09-05-2 on page 171.
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\documentclass[]{exaarticle}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{201.70511pt}
\AtBeginDocument{\setlength\parindent{0pt}}
\setcounter{equation}{2}
\renewcommand\theequation{9.\arabic{equation}}
\StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{multirow,bigdelim}
\StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\begin{equation}
\begin{array}{*{7}{c}}
 \ldelim({4}{4mm}& x & x & x & x
    &\rdelim){4}{4mm} & 1 \\
  & x & x & x & x &  & i\\
  & x & x & x & x &  & j\\
  & x & x & x & x &  \\
y &   & u & v &  &
\end{array}
\end{equation}
\end{document}
