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5.2.4 - The while...end loop

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is the main purpose of a while loop?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about when you would want to run something multiple times.

Question 2

Easy

How would you stop an infinite loop in MATLAB?

πŸ’‘ Hint: What key combination is often used to interrupt a command?

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does the while loop do in MATLAB?

  • Executes a block of code a fixed number of times
  • Continually executes a block of code while a condition is true
  • Stops execution immediately

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about when you want to repeat something conditionally.

Question 2

True or False: A while loop will always terminate if its condition is true.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens in an infinite loop.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Create a MATLAB script that uses a while loop to read user input until the user types 'exit', tally the number of inputs received, and display it after exiting.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how to compare strings in MATLAB and increment a counter.

Question 2

Write a MATLAB function using a while loop that returns the factorial of a number. The function should prompt the user for input and continue to do so until a positive integer is given.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about validating the input to ensure it's a positive integer.

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