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Ques 16. How do you define and call a MATLAB function with multiple output arguments?

You can define a function with multiple output arguments using square brackets. When calling the function, you can capture the outputs in separate variables.

Example:

function [result1, result2] = myFunction(input)
  result1 = input + 1;
  result2 = input - 1;
end
[a, b] = myFunction(5);

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Ques 17. Explain the purpose of the 'fft' function in MATLAB.

'fft' is used for computing the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of a sequence or signal.

Example:

x = [1, 2, 3, 4];
X = fft(x);

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Ques 18. What is the difference between 'save' and 'load' functions in MATLAB?

'save' is used to save variables to a MAT-file, and 'load' is used to load variables from a MAT-file into the workspace.

Example:

save('myData.mat', 'variable1', 'variable2');
load('myData.mat');

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Ques 19. Explain the concept of broadcasting in MATLAB.

Broadcasting is the extension of a scalar value to a larger array. It allows operations between arrays of different sizes.

Example:

A = [1, 2, 3; 4, 5, 6];
B = 2;
result = A + B;

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Ques 20. How do you find the maximum element in a matrix in MATLAB?

The 'max' function can be used to find the maximum element in a matrix, either globally or along a specific dimension.

Example:

A = [1, 4, 3; 2, 7, 5];
maxValue = max(A, [], 'all');

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