DDC-79: Latex coding in plot legends
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Today’s challenge
Don’t use numpy for this exercise; only matplotlib and base Python functions. You can estimate π as 22/7.
Produce the figure below, using latex coding to format the legend.
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
pi = 22/7
x = [-1,0,1,2,3,4]
y = [ (xi**2 - pi)/(abs(xi)**(1/2)+pi) for xi in x]
plt.plot(x,y,'s-',markersize=10,markerfacecolor='g',
label=r'$y = \frac{x^2-\pi}{\sqrt{|x|}+\pi}$')
plt.legend(fontsize=20)
plt.show()