Unit Circle and Circle of Radius R

Question

In order to complete a handout I was preparing, I wrote the code below (MWE):

\documentclass[border=10pt,tikz]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{calc,angles,positioning,decorations.pathreplacing}
\begin{document}
\newcounter{angle}
\setcounter{angle}{135}
\begin{tikzpicture}
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    %Axis
    \draw[thick,-stealth,black] (-3.7,0)--(3.7,0) node[below] {$x$}; % x axis
    \draw[thick,-stealth,black] (0,-3.7)--(0,3.7) node[left] {$y$}; % y axis
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    % Unit Circle
    \draw[black] (0,0) circle (2cm);
    \node[black,below] at (2.2,0) {1};
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    % Circle of Radius R
    \draw[black] (0,0) circle (3cm);
    \node[black,below] at (3.2,0) {$r$};
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    % 
    \draw[-stealth] (1,0) arc (0:\theangle:1) node at ($(\theangle/2:0.7)$) {$\theta$};
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    \draw[dashed] (\theangle:2cm) -- (\theangle:2cm |- 0,0) coordinate (A) node [midway, left]{$y^\prime$}; % vertical line
    \draw[thick,rotate=\theangle] (0,0) -- (2,0);%  
    \filldraw[black] (\theangle:2cm) circle(1pt);
    \filldraw[black] (A) circle(1pt);
    \draw (\theangle:2cm) node[above=2pt,xshift=2pt] {$P^\prime$};
    \node[xshift=-0.75cm, below] (A) {$x^\prime$};
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    \draw[thick,rotate=\theangle] (0,0) -- (3,0);
    \filldraw[black] (\theangle:3cm) circle(1pt);
    \draw (\theangle:3cm) node[above=2pt] {$P$};
    \draw[dashed] (\theangle:3cm) -- (\theangle:3cm |- 0,0) coordinate (B) node [midway, left]{$y$};
    \filldraw[black] (B) circle(1pt);
    \draw [decoration={brace,raise=17pt}, decorate,thick,rotate=\theangle] (0,0) -- (B)
        node [midway, below=4.5ex]{$x$};%
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

But I feel the code is a bit messy. Can you assist me in achieving the same result but with a more compact and robust code?

Here is an image of the result above:

Line 24 is useless: \draw[thick,rotate=\theangle] (0,0) -- (2,0);% — AndréC, Dec 21 '19 at 16:49

score 13 · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-22T22:54:58.563

This makes the code a bit shorter.

\documentclass[tikz,border=3mm]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathreplacing,arrows.meta,bending}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[declare function={angle=135;},bullet/.style={inner
    sep=1pt,fill,draw,circle,solid}]
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    %Axis
    \draw[thick,-stealth,black] (-3.7,0)--(3.7,0) node[below] {$x$}; % x axis
    \draw[thick,-stealth,black] (0,-3.7)--(0,3.7) node[left] {$y$}; % y axis
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    % Rest
    \path (0,0) coordinate (O);
    \draw foreach \rad/\lab in {2/1,3/r}
    { (O) circle [radius=\rad*1cm]  (\rad,0) node[below right]{$\lab$}};
    \draw[thick] (O) -- (angle:3);
    \draw[dashed] foreach \rad/\lab in {2/',3/}
    {(angle:\rad) node[bullet,label=above:$P\lab$](P\lab){} -- 
     node[left]{$y\lab$}    (P\lab|-O)node[bullet]{} };
    \draw[-{Stealth[bend]}] (angle/2:0.6) node{$\theta$} (0:1) arc(0:angle:1) ;
    \path (O) -- node[below] {$x'$}(P'|-O); 
    \draw [decoration={brace}, decorate,thick] 
    (0,-0.5) -- (P|-0,-0.5) node[midway,below=0.1ex]{$x$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Let me mention that overall your code is fine. I feel that the things that you really should do is to avoid positioning the brace with raise and to use styles for repeating things like the bullet here. The \foreach thingy does make the code shorter but for two repetitions it is not that big of a deal.

Here is an annotated version:

\documentclass[tikz,border=3mm]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathreplacing,arrows.meta,bending}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[declare function={angle=135;}, % This defines a 
                    % parameterless function which as opposed to
                    % \newcounter{angle}\setcounter{angle}{135}
                    % also allows to fractional values and is local.
                    % Of course there is nothing wrong with counters.
    bullet/.style={inner sep=1pt,fill,draw,circle,solid} % This 
    ] % defines a style, which you may think of as short cut.
    %  Instead of "inner sep=1pt,fill,draw,circle,solid" you only need to
    % say "bullet". And if you universally want to change something,
    % such as the radius which is controlled by inner sep, you only
    % need to change it once instead of several times.
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    %Axis
    \draw[thick,-stealth,black] (-3.7,0)--(3.7,0) node[below] {$x$}; % x axis
    \draw[thick,-stealth,black] (0,-3.7)--(0,3.7) node[left] {$y$}; % y axis
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    % Rest
    \path (0,0) coordinate (O);
    % You repeat the circles, which differ in their radii and labels, 
    % so one can do a loop that runs over the latter. 
    \draw foreach \rad/\lab in {2/1,3/r}
    { (O) circle [radius=\rad*1cm]  (\rad,0) node[below right]{$\lab$}};
    % Just a line. 
    \draw[thick] (O) -- (angle:3);
    % The P-type nodes and dashed lines are repetitive, too, so we do 
    % another loop (in which we name the P nodes for later use).
    \draw[dashed] foreach \rad/\lab in {2/',3/}
    {(angle:\rad) node[bullet,label=above:$P\lab$](P\lab){} -- 
     node[left]{$y\lab$}    (P\lab|-O)node[bullet]{} };
    % This is just an arc but it looks IMHO better if the arrow head
    % is bent. In any case, loading the bending library improves the 
    % angles of the arrow heads regardless of whether you use it explicitly
    % by saying "bent".
    \draw[-{Stealth[bend]}] (angle/2:0.6) node{$\theta$} (0:1) arc(0:angle:1) ;
    % add the x' label
    \path (O) -- node[below] {$x'$}(P'|-O); 
    % Add the brace. Rather than raising it we just connect the appropriate
    % points. Here and above we use the |- notation, e.g. 
    % (P|-0,-0.5) means "take the x value of (P) and the y value of (0,-0.5)",
    % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/401429 for more details.
    \draw [decoration={brace}, decorate,thick] 
     (0,-0.5) -- (P|-0,-0.5) node[midway,below=0.1ex]{$x$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Interesting! Let me look at your code more closely to understand what you did. Maybe comment some sections to explain what they do? Thanks. — azetina, Dec 21 '19 at 17:35
Could you please annotate the \begin{tikzpicture} line for newbies? — mavzolej, Dec 22 '19 at 22:45

score 12 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '19 at 22:24

Good exercice to test the new version of tkz-euclide. This version is beta v 2.49b

Firstly, you ask for a more compact and robust code. I understand "robust" but not compact. I prefer "easy to read", "to use" or "to change" ...

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tkz-euclide}

\begin{document} 
\begin{tikzpicture}[>=latex]
% Definiton
  \tkzInit[xmin=-1.4,xmax=1.4,xstep=.2,ymin=-1.4,ymax=1.4,ystep=.2]
  \tkzDefPoint(0,0){O}\tkzDefPoint(1,0){A}
  \tkzDefPoint(1.3,0){B}  \tkzDefPoint(.4,0){C}
  \tkzDefPoint({cos(2.5)},{sin(2.5)}){P'}
  \tkzDefPoint({1.3*cos(2.5)},{1.3*sin(2.5)}){P}
  \tkzDefPointsBy[projection=onto O--A](P,P'){p,p'}
  % Drawing  No measures after the first part
  \tkzDrawXY[noticks] 
  \tkzDrawSegments[dashed](P,p P',p')
  \tkzDrawSegment[line width=1.2 pt](O,P)
  \tkzDrawCircles(O,A O,B)
  \tkzDrawArc(O,A)(P')
  \tkzDrawArc[->](O,C)(P)
  \tkzDrawPoints(P,P',p,p')
  % Label
  \tkzLabelPoints[above=8pt](P,P')
  \tkzLabelPoint(A){$1$}
  \tkzLabelPoint(B){$r$}
  \tkzLabelSegment(p,P){$y$}
  \tkzLabelSegment(p',P'){$y'$}
  \tkzLabelSegment(O,p'){$x'$}
  \tkzLabelAngle[dist=1.8](A,O,P){$\theta$}
  % some tikz's code
  \begin{scope}[/pgf/decoration/raise=15pt,
      decoration={brace,mirror,amplitude=10pt}]
  \draw [decorate](p) -- (O) node [black,midway,yshift=-30pt]  {$x$};
  \end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture} 

\end{document}

A complement for the unit circle :

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tkz-euclide}

\begin{document} 
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \tkzInit[xmin=-1,xmax=1.1,xstep=.2,ymin=-1,ymax=1.1,ystep=.2]
  \tkzAxeXY

  \tkzDefPoint(0,0){O}
  \tkzDefPoint(1,0){A}
  \tkzDefPoint(1,1){T}
  \tkzDefPoint({cos(1)},{sin(1)}){M}
  \tkzDefPoint(40:1){LM}  

  \begin{scope} %le clip est ainsi local !
    \tkzClipCircle(O,A)
    \tkzGrid[color=yellow!20](-1,-1)(1,1)
  \end{scope}

  \tkzFillAngle[fill=blue!20,size=5cm,opacity=.2](A,O,M) 
  \tkzDrawArc[color=blue](O,A)(M)
  \tkzDrawArc[red](O,M)(A)
  \tkzDrawSegments[color=blue](A,T O,M)
  \tkzDrawPoints(M,T)  \tkzPointShowCoord(M) 

  \tkzLabelSegment[right](A,T){\textcolor{blue}{1\,u}}
  \tkzLabelSegment[pos=.2,left](O,M){\textcolor{blue}{1\,u}} 
  \tkzLabelPoint[above right](LM){\textcolor{blue}{1\,u}}

  \tkzText[color= blue,draw,fill=yellow](0.3,0.15){$1$\,rad}
  \tkzText[draw,color= red,below=20pt,fill=yellow]({cos(1)},0){$\cos(1)$}
  \tkzText[draw,color= red, left=20pt,fill=yellow](0,{sin(1)}){$\sin(1)$}
\end{tikzpicture}  
\end{document}

God level coding! Nice. Will surely consider looking in to this code. Thanks. — azetina, Dec 21 '19 at 22:51

score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 21 '19 at 17:23

To make the code more compact and robust, you can draw many paths in one \path command. This is how I would draw that figure.

\documentclass[tikz]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathreplacing}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[>=stealth]
  \draw[thick] (3.7,0) edge[<-] (-3.7,0) node[below] {$x$} (0,3.7) edge[<-] (0,-3.7) node[left] {$y$} 
    (0,0) -- (135:3);
  \draw (0,0) circle (2) circle (3);
  \draw[->] (1,0) arc (0:135:1) node[midway,anchor=67.5] {$\theta$};
  \fill (135:3) coordinate (p) circle (1pt) node[above] {$P$}
    (135:2) coordinate (p') circle (1pt) node[above=1ex] {$P'$}
    (p |- 0,0) circle (1pt) (p' |- 0,0) circle (1pt);
  \draw[dashed] (p) -- (p |- 0,0) node[midway,left] {$y$} (p') -- (p' |- 0,0) node[midway,left] {$y'$};
  \path (p' |- 0,0) -- (0,0) node[midway,below] {$x'$} 
    (2,0) node[below right] {1} (3,0) node[below right] {$r$};
  \draw[decorate,decoration={brace,mirror},thick] (p |- 0,0) ++ (0,-.7) -- (0,-.7)
    node[midway,below=1ex] {$x$}; 
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Only one library! Nice code. – azetina Dec 21 '19 at 17:37 — azetina, Dec 21 '19 at 17:37

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 21 '19 at 17:23

How I would've drawn this (most likely not the most elegant solution...). I've changed the names of y, y', x and x' as two of those are already taken as axis names.

\documentclass[border=3.14,tikz]{standalone}

\newcommand*\myangle{135}
\newcommand*\myrad{1.5}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathreplacing}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[x=2cm,y=2cm,>=stealth, thick]
  \coordinate (O);
  \draw[->] (-1.2*\myrad,0) -- (1.2*\myrad,0) node[below]{$x$};
  \draw[->] (0,-1.2*\myrad) -- (0,1.2*\myrad) node[left]{$y$};
  \draw[thin]
    circle[radius=1]
    circle[radius=\myrad]
    ;
  \draw
    (1,0) node[below right]{$1$}
    (\myrad,0) node[below right]{$\vphantom{1}r$}
    (O) -- (\myangle:1) coordinate(Pp) node[above]{$P'$}
        -- (\myangle:\myrad) coordinate(P) node[above]{$P$}
    ;
  \draw[thin,dashed]
    (P)  --node[left,inner sep=1pt]{$y_P$}    (P|-O)
    (Pp) --node[right,inner sep=1pt]{$y_{P'}$} (Pp|-O)
    ;
  \foreach\p in {P,Pp,P|-O,Pp|-O}
    \filldraw (\p) circle[radius=1pt];
  \path
    (O) --node[below]{$x_{P'}$} (Pp|-O)
    ;
  \draw[->,thin]
    (.5,0) arc[start angle=0, end angle=\myangle, radius=.5]
    node[midway,below]{$\theta$}
    ;
  \draw[decoration={brace,raise=17pt}, decorate]
    (O) -- (P|-O) node[midway,below=4.5ex] {$x_P$}
    ;
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Nice idea of renaming the points and vertical phantom function. — azetina, Dec 21 '19 at 17:36

Skillmon · Answer 5 · 2019-12-22T14:58:31.103

Since you asked for "compact" code, I present you compact code. Don't complain.

(This is built from Schrödinger's cat's answer)

\documentclass[tikz,border=3]{standalone}\let~\def~\'{decorat}~\*{tikzpicture}
\usetikzlibrary{\'ions.pathreplacing}\begin{document}\begin{\*}[b/.style={inner
sep=1,fill,circle},>=stealth]~\1{135:}~\2{\draw[}~\3{\2thick,}~\4{node[}~
\6{midway}~\7{\foreach\'/}~~{\4below }\3->]coordinate(O)(-3.7,0)--(3.7,0)~]
{$x$};\3->](0,-3.7)--(0,3.7)\4left]{$y$};\7\"in{2/1,3/r}\2]circle(\')(\',0)
~right]{$\"$};\3](O)--(\13);\7~in{2/',3/}\2dashed](\1\')\4b,label=above:$P~$]
(P~){}--(P~|-O)\4left,\6]{$y~$}\4b]{};\2->]--(P'|-O)~,\6]{$x'$}(0:1)arc(0:\11)
~,\6]{$\theta$};\3\'ion={brace},\'e](0,-.5)--(P|-0,-.5)~=.1ex,\6]{$x$};\end{\*}
\end{document}

1 byte more, but it looks compacter:

\documentclass[tikz,border=3]{standalone}\let~\def~\'{decorat}~\*{tikzpicture}%
\usetikzlibrary{\'ions.pathreplacing}\begin{document}\begin{\*}[b/.style={inner
sep=1,fill,circle},>=stealth]~\1{135:}~\2{\draw[}~\3{\2thick,}~\4{node[}~\6{mi%
dway}~\7{\foreach\'/}~~{\4below }\3->]coordinate(O)(-3.7,0)--(3.7,0)~]{$x$};\3-
>](0,-3.7)--(0,3.7)\4left]{$y$};\7\"in{2/1,3/r}\2]circle(\')(\',0)~right]{$\"$}
;\3](O)--(\13);\7~in{2/',3/}\2dashed](\1\')\4b,label=above:$P~$](P~){}--(P~|-O)
\4left,\6]{$y~$}\4b]{};\2->]--(P'|-O)~,\6]{$x'$}(0:1)arc(0:\11)~,\6]{$\theta$};
\3\'ion={brace},\'e](0,-.5)--(P|-0,-.5)~=.1ex,\6]{$x$};\end{\*}\end{document}

Incredible! :) Nicely done I suppose. – azetina Dec 22 '19 at 20:15 — azetina, Dec 22 '19 at 20:15

Unit Circle and Circle of Radius R

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