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Re: Mathematical Modeling Problem II

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  • Subject: [mg59546] Re: [mg59523] Mathematical Modeling Problem II
  • From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:07:49 -0400 (EDT)
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Use Epilog or Prolog

Needs["Graphics`Colors`"]; (* Not needed for v5.1 or later *)

Plot[x, {x, 0, 10},
    PlotStyle -> Blue,
    Epilog ->
      {Red, Line[{{5, 0}, {5, 10}}]}];


Bob Hanlon

> 
> From: Sycamor at gmail.com
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Date: 2005/08/11 Thu AM 04:55:58 EDT
> Subject: [mg59546] [mg59523] Mathematical Modeling Problem II
> 
> Hello.  I am a high school student working on a summer research project
> at a local university.  My task is to model a certain physical
> situations using Mathematica.  I am still ignorant of the programs
> profound, and not-so-profound secrets.  At the moment, I find myself
> unable to plot a vertical line.  How does one create a vertical line
> and show that line on the same axes as a set of data points?  Ideally,
> I would also like to keep the vertical scale the same.
> 
> In my quest for a vertical line, I have tried using very steep curves,
> and using the ImplicitPlot package.  I expect I am missing something
> very obvious.  
> 
> Thank you very much,
> 
> Peter Hedman
> 
> 


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