[R] Plotting two overlapping curves

[Dimitris Rizopoulos]

one way is the following:

x <- seq(-2, 2, len = 11)
y1 <- 2*x^2 + 3*x + 1
y2 <- - 2*x^2 - 3*x + 1

plot(x, y1, type = "l", col = "red", ylim = range(y1, y2))
lines(x, y2, col = "blue")


I hope it helps.

Best,
Dimitris


njhuang86 wrote:
> Hi. Sorry if this question might have already been asked... I'm trying to
> plot two curves on the same X-Y coordinate. The par(mfrow) command allows me
> to plot the two curves on the same window however on different coordinate
> systems. Is there a way to force the two curves into the same coordinate
> system? Anyways, thanks in advance!

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