Time for action - making an inset

1. 1. First we type the command:

octave:96> subplot(1,1,1)

• which will open the main plotting window and allow you to make subplots.

1. 2. Now, to plot the graph of f1 with line width 5, we use:

octave:97>plot(x,f_1, "linewidth", 5)

1. 3. Set the axis limits to ensure space for the inset:

octave:98> set(gca, "xlim", [-6 2.5], "ylim", [-50 70])

1. 4. When we insert the smaller inset window, we specify the location of the lower-left corner of the inset and the length and height. We do so in fractions of the main plotting window (including the axis ticks). For example:

octave:99> axes("position",[0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3])

1. 5. To plot in the inset, we simply use the basic plot function:

octave:100> plot(x, f_2, "red", "linewidth", 5)

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