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Matlab Sheet 1 Solution

This document provides examples of using MATLAB to perform various mathematical calculations and verify trigonometric identities. It includes 8 sections that demonstrate how to define variables, perform basic arithmetic operations, calculate expressions, verify identities, and compute an area and stress value given specific parameter values. The key aspects covered are defining variables, writing MATLAB code, and checking results in the command window.

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Matlab Sheet 1 Solution

This document provides examples of using MATLAB to perform various mathematical calculations and verify trigonometric identities. It includes 8 sections that demonstrate how to define variables, perform basic arithmetic operations, calculate expressions, verify identities, and compute an area and stress value given specific parameter values. The key aspects covered are defining variables, writing MATLAB code, and checking results in the command window.

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Matlab Sheet 1 - Solution

An Overview of MATLAB

1. Using the values x = 10, y = 3. Use MATLAB to compute the following,


and check the results with a calculator.
a. u = x + y
b. v = xy
c. w = x / y
d. z = sin x
e. r = 8 sin y
f. s = 5 sin (2y)
The m-file:
x = 10;
y = 3;
u = x + y
v = x*y
w = x/y
z = sind(x)
r = 8*sind(y)
s = 5*sind(2*y)

In Command Window:
u=
13
v=
30
w=
3.3333
z=
0.1736
r=
0.4187
s=
0.5226
2. Suppose that x = 3 and y = 4. Use MATLAB to compute the following,
and check the results with a calculator.
1 −1 3𝑦 4(𝑦−5)
a. (1 − 𝑥 5 ) b. 3𝜋𝑥 2 c. d.
4𝑥−8 3𝑥−6

The m-file:
clc;clear
x = 3; y = 4;
1/(1-1/x^5)
3*pi*x^2
3*y/(4*x-8)
4*(y-5)/(3*x-6)
In Command Window:
ans =
1.0041
ans =
84.8230
ans =
3
ans =
-1.3333
3. Use MATLAB to calculate
3 45 48.2(55)−93 274 3194⁄5
a. 4 (6)(72 ) + 73 −145 b. c. + + 60(14)−3
53+142 4 5

The m-file:
clc;clear
a = (3/4)*6*7^2+4^5/(7^3-145)
b = (48.2*55-9^3)/(53+14^2)
c = 27^2/4+319^(4/5)/5+60*14^-3

In Command Window:

a=
225.6717
b=
7.7189
c=
202.4120
4. Use MATLAB to calculate
√412 −5.22 3 ln(500)
a. 𝑒 5 −100.53 b. √132 + 8

The m-file:
clc;clear
disp('Part (a)')
sqrt(41^2-5.2^2)/(exp(5)-100.53)
disp('Part (b)')
%alternative: nthroot(132,3)+log(500)/8
132^(1/3)+log(500)/8

In Command Window:
Part (a)
ans =
0.8493
Part (b)
ans =
5.8685
5. Define the variables a, b, c, and d as:
3𝑎 (𝑎−𝑏)𝑐
𝑎 = 12, 𝑏 = 5.6, 𝑐 = and 𝑑 = , then evaluate
𝑏2 𝑐
𝑑−𝑐
𝑎 𝑑−𝑐 𝑏
a. + 𝑑+𝑐 − (𝑑 − 𝑏)2 b. 𝑒 𝑎−2𝑏 + ln (|𝑐 − 𝑑 + 𝑎|)
𝑏

The m-file:
clc;clear
a=12; b=5.6; c=3*a/b^2; d=(a-b)^c/c;
disp('Part (a)')
a/b+(d-c)/(d+c)-(d-b)^2
disp('Part (b)')
exp((d-c)/(a-2*b))+log(abs(c-d+b/a))

In Command Window:
Part (a)
ans =
-0.1459
Part (b)
ans =
2.2925e+03
6. Evaluate the following expressions in MATLAB, for the values x = 5 + 8i,
y= -6 + 7i. Check your answers by hand.
a. u = x + y b. v = xy c. w = x/y
d. z = ex e. r =√𝑦 f. s = xy2

The m-file:
clc;clear
x=5+8i;
y= -6+7i;
u=x+y
v=x*y
w=x/y
z=exp(x)
r=sqrt(y)
s=x*y^2

In Command Window:
u=
-1.0000 +15.0000i
v=
-86.0000 -13.0000i
w=
0.3059 - 0.9765i
z=
-2.1594e+01 + 1.4683e+02i
r=
1.2688 + 2.7586i
s=
6.0700e+02 - 5.2400e+02i
7. Two trigonometric identities are given by:
3 tan 𝑥 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛3 𝑥
a. tan 3𝑥 = b. cos 4𝑥 = 8(𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥) + 1
1−3 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝑥

For each part, verify that the identity is correct by calculating the values of the
left and right sides of the equation, substituting 𝑥 = 24° .

The m-file:
clc;clear
a=12; b=5.6; c=3*a/b^2; d=(a-b)^c/c;
x=24;
disp('Part (a)')
%compare LHS and RHS
LHS = tand(3*x)
RHS = (3*tand(x)-tand(x)^3)/(1-3*tand(x)^2)
disp('Part (b)')
LHS = cosd(4*x)
RHS = 8*(cosd(x)^4-cosd(x)^2)+1

In Command Window:
Part (a)
LHS =
3.0777
RHS =
3.0777

Part (b)
LHS =
-0.1045
RHS =
-0.1045
8. Find the value for the following expressions
𝜋
a. 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 4 (𝑑𝑜2 − 𝑑𝑖2 ) , 𝑑𝑜 = 100 mm , 𝑑𝑖 = 40 mm

𝜎𝑥 + 𝜎𝑦 𝜎𝑥 − 𝜎𝑦 2
b. 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 = + √( 2
) + 𝜏𝑥𝑦 , 𝜎𝑥 = 100, 𝜎𝑦 = 80, 𝜏𝑥𝑦 = 52 MPa
2 2

The m-file:
clc;clear
do=100;
di=40;
area=(pi/4)*(do^2-di^2)
sx=100;
sy=80;
txy=52;
stress=((sx+sy)/2)+sqrt((((sx-sy)/2)^2)+(txy^2))
In Command Window:
area =
6.5973e+03
stress =
142.9528

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