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01/01/2023

Arithmetic Statements

In MATLAB, an arithmetic statement is a command that performs some operation on one

or more numeric values (such as scalars, vectors, or matrices) and produces a result.

For example, the following are all examples of arithmetic statements in MATLAB:

y = 3 + 5
z = x * y
a = b / c
d = a ^ 2

In each of these examples, an arithmetic operation is being performed on one or more

values, and the result is being assigned to a variable.

In MATLAB, variables that appear on the right side of an arithmetic statement can be
constants, variables that have been previously defined, or expressions that evaluate to a
numeric value.

For example, consider the following arithmetic statement:

x = 2 + y

 In this case, 2 is a constant, and y is a variable.

 When this statement is executed, y is replaced with its current value (which must be a
numeric value), and the resulting expression 2 + y is evaluated to produce a final
result.

Alternatively, the right side of an arithmetic statement could be a more complex

expression, such as:

x = (a + b) * c

 In this case, a, b, and c are all variables, and the expression (a + b) * c is

evaluated to produce a final result.

It's important to note that, in order for an arithmetic statement to be valid in MATLAB,
the values on the right side of the statement must be numeric (either constants or
variables that have been previously defined with numeric values).

 If any of the values are non-numeric (such as text strings or logical values), the
statement will produce an error.