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1.4.6 - Controlling the appearance of floating point number

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What command would you use to display a floating point number with four decimal places?

💡 Hint: Think of the short format command.

Question 2

Easy

If you want to see 15 digits for a floating point number, which command would you use?

💡 Hint: It's the opposite of the short command.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What will the command 'format short' do in MATLAB?

  • Displays numbers with 15 digits
  • Displays numbers with 4 decimal places
  • Suppresses output completely

💡 Hint: Think about how precision is altered.

Question 2

True or False: The 'format long' command displays results with 4 decimal digits.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Rethink about the definitions of short and long.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Using MATLAB, set a variable x to a floating point number of your choice. First, display it using 'format short', then switch to 'format long'. What differences do you observe?

💡 Hint: Try different values to see how the display changes.

Question 2

Analyze a scenario where a data scientist needs to present both raw data and rounded figures. How would the choice between 'format short' and 'format long' impact their report?

💡 Hint: Consider your audience’s needs when choosing the format.

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