# Range of updated/new time axis after upsampling? [closed]

I am reading the book "Signals and systems laboratory with MATLAB" by Alex Palamides and I am reading system properties on pg 154 of the book but I am confused about an example shown in attached photo.

I am actually confused in how he is setting or using stem command as i have shown highlighted:

Why he is using stem(-2:7), why not any other range such as stem (-1:8) or stem (-3:6)?

## closed as off-topic by lennon310, Peter K.♦May 1 at 12:42

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• Because -2:7 determines the X range of the plot. If you are asking why should the focus be on those time instances specifically, then you need to understand a bit more about resampling in general. The short answer is that the first sample in x was obtained at n=0 and that cannot change no matter what resampling you apply to the signal. The way this question is phrased makes it off topic to this board. – A_A Apr 11 at 7:31