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Engineering Problem Solving With Matlab and Maple: Ms-Espm

This document discusses using MATLAB's Symbolic Math Toolbox to perform algebraic and trigonometric calculations such as factoring polynomials, simplifying expressions, and solving equations. It provides examples of using syms to declare symbolic variables and commands like expand, factor, simplify, solve, and fzero to perform symbolic math operations and solve equations both algebraically and numerically. User-defined functions can also be created using inline.

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Engineering Problem Solving With Matlab and Maple: Ms-Espm

This document discusses using MATLAB's Symbolic Math Toolbox to perform algebraic and trigonometric calculations such as factoring polynomials, simplifying expressions, and solving equations. It provides examples of using syms to declare symbolic variables and commands like expand, factor, simplify, solve, and fzero to perform symbolic math operations and solve equations both algebraically and numerically. User-defined functions can also be created using inline.

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ENGINEERING PROBLEM

SOLVING WITH MATLAB


AND MAPLE
MS-ESPM
2014
MODULE 2
Using MATLABs Symbolic Math Toolbox, you can carry out
algebraic and trigonometric or symbolic calculations such as
factoring polynomials , simplification or solving algebraic
equations.
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MATLAB
1. Algebra and Trigonometry
To perform symbolic computations, you must use syms to declare
the variables you plan to use to be symbolic variables.
Example
>> syms x y
>> (x+y)*(x-2*y)
>> expand(ans)
>> factor(ans)
>> sin(pi)
>> sin(sym(pi))
>> sym('1/3')+sym('5/8')
>> factor(ans)
>> simplify ((x^3-y^3)/(x-y))
>> simplify(((sin(x))^2+(cos(x))^2))
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MATLAB
2. Solving Equations
MATLAB has a more robust command, called simple, that
sometimes does a better job than simplify.
You can solve equations involving variables with solve .
>> solve('x^2-3*x+2')
>> solve('x^3-3*x^2*y+2*y','y')
>> solve('x^2-3*x-5')
To get numerical solutions, type double(ans), or vpa(ans) to display
more digits.
>> solve('x*cos(y)-2*sin(y)','x')
>> solve('exp(x)*y-x','y')
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Simultaneous Equations
>> sol=solve('x+2*y-3','3*x-5*y+6')
>> [x,y]=solve('x+2*y-3','3*x-5*y+6')
>> sol.x
>> sol.y
You can numerically find the solutions shown on the graph with
fzero, which looks for a zero of a given function near a specified
value of x.
fzero
>> fzero('exp(-2*x)-sin(x)',0.5)
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3. User Defined Function
You can use inline to define your own functions.
>> f=inline('x^3+2*x^2-5*x+6','x')
>> f(2)

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