Fig. 2-3. The finished x and y-axes, blank and L-shaped.tex

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\usepackage{times}

\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat = newest}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning, arrows.meta}
\usepgfplotslibrary{fillbetween}
\usepackage{amsmath}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[
scale = 1.2,
xmin = 0, xmax = 10,
ymin = 0, ymax = 10,
axis lines* = left,
xtick = {0}, ytick = \empty,
clip = false,
]
% Labels
\node [right] at (current axis.right of origin) {$x$};
\node [above] at (current axis.above origin) {$y$};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{center}
\textbf{Figure 2-3:} The finished x and y-axes, blank and L-shaped.

\end{document}