1.3.1 - Starting MATLAB
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Practice Questions
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What is the command to add 5 and 3 in MATLAB?
💡 Hint: Remember to use the plus '+' sign for addition.
How do you quit a MATLAB session?
💡 Hint: Think about the command used to exit applications.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does MATLAB stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about the components of the name.
The default result of calculations in MATLAB is stored in which variable?
💡 Hint: Consider the default variable that appears in your calculations.
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Challenge Problems
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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?
💡 Hint: Use parentheses to ensure correct order of operations.
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.
💡 Hint: What symbol can you use to keep things tidy?
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