Hi Guys,
I am brand new to this forum and LaTeX in general. But I have now been tasked with writing the assessment materials for my employer so decided LaTeX was the way to go.
So I need to create this diagram. Please, I have spent all weekend trying to make sense of the google results I get. Can someone please suggest a simple piece of code with some brief explanation as to what is happening.
It is just the number line with the arrow. I am ok with the text and formatting.
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number line help
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- Ijon Tichy
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number line help
Please can you show us, what you already have tried. The figure is so simple, that you even could make it with the standard
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However, I would recommend to use pgf/TikZ instead of
picture
environment:
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\documentclass{article}\begin{document}\setlength{\unitlength}{2mm}\begin{picture}(60,10)(0,-10)\put(0,0){\line(1,0){60}}%\multiput(0,0)(1,0){61}{\line(0,-1){1}}%\multiput(0,0)(5,0){13}{\line(0,-1){2}}%\put(0,-2.5){\makebox(0,0)[ct]{0}}%\put(10,-2.5){\makebox(0,0)[ct]{10}}%\put(20,-2.5){\makebox(0,0)[ct]{20}}%\put(30,-2.5){\makebox(0,0)[ct]{30}}%\put(40,-2.5){\makebox(0,0)[ct]{40}}%\put(50,-2.5){\makebox(0,0)[ct]{50}}%\put(60,-2.5){\makebox(0,0)[ct]{60}}%\put(37,-10){\vector(0,1){8}}%\end{picture}\end{document}
picture
environment that should be explained in every complete LaTeX introduction, so please read one. You won't become happy with latex only using google search instead of reading a good introduction.However, I would recommend to use pgf/TikZ instead of
picture
even for simple figures. Because it would be a good choice to learn TikZ step by step.Sorry, but I can no longer participate here as the administrator is trampling on my wishes on one of his other platforms. 

number line help
That is absolutely perfect. Thank you so much.
I haven't saved anything that I have tried but essentially, I have tried drawing vertical and then horizontal lines and adding numbers - a complete mess!
I tried nodes but only managed to get a line with numbers and couldn't work out how to get the gradations.
I will look for a decent tikz tutorial book. I've managed to get some basics from YouTube vids but only managed to put together a simple document, a document that looks nice but very little in the way of graphics.
Oddly, I could managed to put together a calculus paper - my next job - but making 'pictures' isn't so easy.
Thank you again. I really appreciate you taking the time.
Edit: I will download the resource you suggested!
I haven't saved anything that I have tried but essentially, I have tried drawing vertical and then horizontal lines and adding numbers - a complete mess!
I tried nodes but only managed to get a line with numbers and couldn't work out how to get the gradations.
I will look for a decent tikz tutorial book. I've managed to get some basics from YouTube vids but only managed to put together a simple document, a document that looks nice but very little in the way of graphics.
Oddly, I could managed to put together a calculus paper - my next job - but making 'pictures' isn't so easy.
Thank you again. I really appreciate you taking the time.
Edit: I will download the resource you suggested!