a = 0.9; n = -10:20; y = zeros(size(n)); for i = 1:length(n) if n(i)>=0, y(i) = a^n(i); end end axes('FontSize',18); o = stem(n,y); set(o(1),'Marker','.'); label('u1',18,'Time(n)','0.9^n1(n)',18)