If input into a Matlab script, the following are deemed as unacceptable:
i) 8.8*e-2
ii) 3.2e1.5
iii) 1.25e+005
But why doesn't i), ii) and iii) work?
Is it because e is undefined?
I would have thought the reason for i) is because of the unnecessary *, but there is no * in either ii) or iii) and I believe they are also unacceptable.
i:
>> 8.8*e-2
Undefined function or variable 'e'.
This is self explanatory; you're asking to multiply with the * operator. It should be 8.8e-2
ii:
>> 3e1.5
3e1.5
↑
Error: Unexpected MATLAB expression.
From Wikipedia (emphasis mine):
Scientific notation (also referred to as scientific form or standard index form, or standard form in the UK) is a way of expressing numbers that are too big or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form. [...]
In scientific notation, all numbers are written in the form
m × 10^n(m times ten raised to the power of n), where the exponent n is an integer, and the coefficient m is any real number.
You want to use
>> 3*10^1.5
ans =
94.8683
iii:
>> 1.25e+005
ans =
125000
What's the problem?
2 ARE acceptable: 6,10 and .0
Can you clarify this question? It doesn't seem to be about scientific notation.
>> 6,10
ans =
6
ans =
10
>> .0
ans =
0