I want my graph to be continuous
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as you can see from the function, at first it is a polynomial and after that it is linear, it is not taking 7 as a common point.
How can i fix that ??
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Rik
on 9 Aug 2021
You can also let Matlab do the heavy lifting by creating an anonymous function and using fplot:
a=8.4;
v=58.8;
fun=@(t) 0 + ...
(t<=7).*(0.5*a.*(t.^2)) + ...
(t>7).*(v.*t);
fplot(fun,[0 30])
However, if you want to make the transition smooth, you will have to adjust a or v:
t=7;
[0.5*a.*(t.^2) v.*t]
To make those equal for some value of t, this relation must hold:
0.5*a.*(t.^2)==v.*t
a*t^2=2vt
at=2v
t=2v/a
If you want t=7, that means
7=2v/a ==> v=7a/2 ==> v=29.4
Now lets plot that one instead:
v=29.4;
fun=@(t) 0 + ...
(t<=7).*(0.5*a.*(t.^2)) + ...
(t>7).*(v.*t);
fplot(fun,[0 30])
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Wan Ji
on 9 Aug 2021
It may work if you do by following Scott MacKenzie's advice or maybe you can do like this
t = [0:1:6, 6.01:0.01:6.99, 7:1:30];
This would make your curve more smooth then.
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Scott MacKenzie
on 9 Aug 2021
Wan Ji
on 9 Aug 2021
When t = 7, y encounters a gap. So a possible way is just to calculate them both and then to compare them.
a = 8.4; v = 58.8; t=0:0.1:30;
x1 = 0.5*a*t.^2; x2 = v*t;
q = x1<x2;
x = x1.*q + x2.*~q;
plot(t,x)
![](https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/uploaded_files/707167/image.jpeg)
Scott MacKenzie
on 9 Aug 2021
You need to determine the point where the two functions intersect and then use that point in line 6 as the transition between the two curves. That point is t = 14, which (luckily) happens to be an integer. So, change 7 to 14 in line 6 and you're good to go:
![](https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/uploaded_files/707087/image.png)
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