Practice Simple Operations With Scilab (1.3)

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Question 1.
Assign a scalar value x = 5 and calculate x + 3.
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Think simple arithmetic.
Question 2.
Create a row vector v = [1, 2, 3] and output v(2). What is the result?
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Remember that indexing starts from 1.
3Question 3.
What is the command to create a row vector v = [2, 3, 4] in SCILAB?
- v = {2
- 3
- 4}
- v = [2
- 3
- 4]
- v = (2
- 3
- 4)
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Remember the syntax for vectors.
4Question 4.
True or False: You can use the command diary('output.txt') to start recording the SCILAB session.
- True
- False
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Think about how functions work to log your session.
Question 5.
You are given vectors u = [1, 2, 3] and v = [4, 5, 6]. Calculate the dot product and explain the significance of the result.
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Consider the mathematical formula for dot products.
Question 6.
Define matrices A and B, compute C = A + B, and then calculate D = A * B. How do the properties of addition and multiplication differ?
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Reflect on the properties of matrices.

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