Thinking Like an Engineer
Thinking Like an Engineer
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ISBN: 9781269910989
Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
Publisher: Pearson Learning Solutions
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Chapter 18, Problem 1ICA

Write a MATLAB statement that results in the input request shown in bold. The >> shows where your statement is typed, and the | shows where the cursor waits for input. The display must be correctly positioned. Each has a space before the cursor (shown as |). The input variable name and the variable type are shown at the right.

  1. a. >>

    Enter the length of the bolt in inches: | (bolt, a number)

  2. b. >>

    Enter the company’s name: | (Company, text)

  3. c. >>

Chapter 18, Problem 1ICA, Write a MATLAB statement that results in the input request shown in bold. The  shows where your

(In this statement, the window displayed will appear for the user to choose a color, and the result will be stored in the Variable LineColor.)

a.

Expert Solution
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To determine

Write a MATLAB statement to show the given input.

Answer to Problem 1ICA

The MATLAB statement to show the given input is written.

Explanation of Solution

Given data:

The given input is written as follows.

Enter the length of the bolt in inches:

Description:

Write the MATLAB statement to show the given input as follows.

bolt = input('Enter the length of the bolt in inches: ')

Press the Enter and obtain the required objective as follows.

Enter the length of the bolt in inches:

Conclusion:

Thus, the MATLAB statement to show the given input is written.

b.

Expert Solution
Check Mark
To determine

Write a MATLAB statement to show the given input.

Answer to Problem 1ICA

The MATLAB statement to show the given input is written.

Explanation of Solution

Given data:

The given input is written as follows.

Enter the company's name:

Description:

Write the MATLAB statement to show the given input as follows.

Company = input('Enter the company''s name: ','s')

Press the Enter and obtain the required objective as follows.

Enter the company's name:

Conclusion:

Thus, the MATLAB statement to show the given input is written.

c.

Expert Solution
Check Mark
To determine

Write a MATLAB statement to show the given input.

Answer to Problem 1ICA

The MATLAB statement to show the given input is written.

Explanation of Solution

Given Data:

The given input is a pop up menu, which asks the user to choose a color from Red, Green, and Blue.

Description:

Write the MATLAB statement to show the given input as follows.

LineColor = menu('Choose a color','Red','Green','Blue')

Press the Enter and obtain the required objective as follows.

Thinking Like an Engineer, Chapter 18, Problem 1ICA

If the user presses red, it shows the line color as 1.

LineColor =

     1

Conclusion:

Thus, the MATLAB statement to show the given input is written.

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