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Re: Aspect Ratio question

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  • Subject: [mg81306] Re: [mg81278] Aspect Ratio question
  • From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:18:06 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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  • Reply-to: murray at math.umass.edu

If you're really using Plot, then set AspectRatio->Automatic, e.g.:

   Plot[Sqrt[1 - x^2], {x, -1, 1}, AspectRatio -> Automatic]

If, though, you're using ParametricPlot, then Automatic is the default 
value for option AspectRatio and you don't need to set it yourself.  For 
example:

   ParametricPlot[{Cos[t], Sin[t]}, {t, 0, 2 Pi}]

Don't even think about the physical characteristics of your display device!

Steven Siew wrote:
> I'm really confused about the steps needed to calculate an Aspect
> Ratio for 2D ploting in mathematica.
> 
> What I want is to plot a circle as a circle on the monitor and not as
> an ellipse.
> 
> My monitor has a physical aspect ratio of  16:10 (aka widescreen
> monitor).
> 
> My monitor has the resolution of  1280 X 800 pixels.
> 
> What should I set the aspect ratio parameter to in Plot[] ?
> 
> 

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