MACHINE PROBLEM

Answer the following problems using commands in Matlab. Make sure to indicate your commands in your
submission and .
1. Compute the following using the correct order of operations:
a. 2−4∗(5 3−2+2∗( 5+6 ))
4∗5 3−2
b. 2−
2∗(5+6)
4∗53−2
2−
c. 2
+6
5
2. Compute for the volume of a truncated pyramid with a = 5, b = 3 and h = 10, given the formula:
1
V = ( a2 +ab+ b2 ) h
3
ANSWERS
1.
a. Answer: -106
Command:
>>a=2

a =

>>b=5^(3-2)

b =

>>c=5+6

c =

11

>>d=2*c

d =

22

>>e=4*(b+d)

e =
 108

>>f=a-e

f =

-106

b. Answer: 1.0909
Command:
>>g=4*b

g =

20

>>h=g/d

h =

0.9091

>>i=a-h

i =

1.0909

c. Answer: -1.1250
Command:
>>j=(2/5)+6

j =

6.4000

>>k=g/j

k =

3.1250

>>l=a-k
 l =

-1.1250

2. Answer: 163.3333
Command:
>>a=5; b=3; h=10;
>>V=1/3*(a^(2)+a*b+b^(2))*h

V =

163.3333