"""Original characteristic-domain sketch. Python3.14,numpy2.3.5,matplotlib3.10.7. Writes the matching basename PNG into the current working directory. """ from pathlib import Path import numpy as np import matplotlib matplotlib.use('Agg') import matplotlib.pyplot as plt x=np.linspace(.22,3.3,700) fig,ax=plt.subplots(figsize=(6.5,4.7),facecolor='white') ax.set_facecolor('white') ax.fill_between(x,np.maximum(x,1/x),5,color='#d8ebf7',label='Uniquely determined region') ax.plot(x,x,lw=1.8,color='#27628e',label=r'$y=x$') ax.plot(x,1/x,lw=1.8,color='#7b4b91',label=r'$xy=1$') s=np.linspace(1,np.sqrt(5),300) ax.plot(s,s*s,lw=2,color='#2d7c42',label=r'Data arc $y=x^2$, $x\geq1$') ax.plot([1],[1],'ko',ms=4) ax.annotate('$(1,1)$',(1,1),xytext=(.5,.45),arrowprops={'arrowstyle':'->','lw':.8}) ax.annotate('',(2.9,4.8),(2.9,4.1),arrowprops={'arrowstyle':'->','color':'#27628e'}) ax.set(xlim=(0,3.3),ylim=(0,5),xlabel='$x$',ylabel='$y$',title=r'$x>0$, $y\geq\max(x,1/x)$') ax.grid(alpha=.18) ax.legend(fontsize=9,loc='upper left') fig.tight_layout() fig.savefig(Path(__file__).stem+'.png',dpi=160,facecolor='white')