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The while...end loop

Practice - The while...end loop

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main purpose of a while loop?

💡 Hint: Think about when you would want to run something multiple times.

Question 2 Easy

How would you stop an infinite loop in MATLAB?

💡 Hint: What key combination is often used to interrupt a command?

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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

💡 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

💡 Hint: Consider what happens in an infinite loop.

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Challenge 1 Hard

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.

💡 Hint: Consider how to compare strings in MATLAB and increment a counter.

Challenge 2 Hard

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.

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

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