Draw an empty Plot and Set Axes Limits in R

R Programming: Basic Exercise-20 with Solution

Write a R program to draw an empty plot and an empty plot specify the axes limits of the graphic.

Sample Solution :

R Programming Code :

# Uncomment to print a message indicating an empty plot
#print("Empty plot:")

# Create a new empty plot with no axes or labels
plot.new()

# Uncomment to print a message indicating an empty plot with specified axes limits
#print("Empty plot specify the axes limits of the graphic:")

# Create an empty plot with specified x and y limits, without plotting points
plot(1, type="n", xlab="", ylab="", xlim=c(0, 20), ylim=c(0, 20))

Output:

Explanation:

• #print("Empty plot:")
• This line is a comment that indicates the intention to create an empty plot.
• plot.new()
• Creates a new, empty plotting window in R. This initializes the plotting area but does not add any data or features.
• #print("Empty plot specify the axes limits of the graphic:")
• This line is a comment that indicates the intention to create an empty plot with specified axes limits.
• plot(1, type="n", xlab="", ylab="", xlim=c(0, 20), ylim=c(0, 20))
• Plots a blank graph with:
• type="n": Specifies no plotting of points or lines, creating an empty plot.
• xlab="" and ylab="": No labels for x-axis and y-axis.
• xlim=c(0, 20) and ylim=c(0, 20): Sets the limits of the x-axis and y-axis to range from 0 to 20.

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