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%%  Example 08-01-13 on page 154.
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\documentclass[]{exaarticle}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{375.57637pt}
\AtBeginDocument{\setlength\parindent{0pt}}
\StartShownPreambleCommands
\newcommand*\diff{\mathop{}\!\mathrm{d}}
\newlength\PREsave
\StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
The effective width of a line of text preceding a displayed formula \ldots
\[
  \fbox{\the\predisplaysize}\quad F(x)=\int f(x)\diff x
  \global\PREsave=\predisplaysize
\]
\advance\PREsave by -2em\rule{\PREsave}{1pt}
\end{document}
