Practice Starting Matlab (1.3.1) - Tutorial lessons

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What is the command to add 5 and 3 in MATLAB?
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Remember to use the plus '+' sign for addition.
Question 2.
How do you quit a MATLAB session?
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Think about the command used to exit applications.
3Question 3.
What does MATLAB stand for?
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Think about the components of the name.
4Question 4.
The default result of calculations in MATLAB is stored in which variable?
- result
- output
- ans
- total
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Consider the default variable that appears in your calculations.
Question 5.
Create a sequence of calculations using MATLAB to find the result of (3 + 2) * (4 - 1), and assign it to a variable called final_result. What will final_result hold?
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Use parentheses to ensure correct order of operations.
Question 6.
Suppose you want to prevent MATLAB from displaying the output of a command. Write a command that assigns the value 10 to the variable number, but without showing the output in the Command Window.
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What symbol can you use to keep things tidy?

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