Question

The output of the following MatLab commands is: k=3; c=2; m=8; if k>m | c

a) k
b) 2
c) c
d) 8

Answer 1

The output of the MATLAB code is 'b) 2' because the 'if' condition evaluates to true due to the nonzero value of 'c', despite 'k' not being greater than 'm'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The MATLAB commands in question are intended to execute a conditional statement which checks if either k is greater than m or c is nonzero (since in MATLAB, a nonzero number is considered true). Here is the breakdown:

• k is assigned the value of 3.
• c is assigned the value of 2.
• m is assigned the value of 8.
• The if statement checks if k > m OR c is true.

Since k is not greater than m, the first condition (k > m) is false. But since the variable c has a nonzero value (which is true in MATLAB), the if condition is satisfied. Therefore, the output of this MATLAB code would be b) 2, because only the value of c is considered within the if statement.