Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 15, Problem 10ICA
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- a. With e single MATLAB statement create a new N element vector named Vol, in which each element is me volume [cc] of the object otiose diameter, height, and specific gravity are in the same relative positions in Diam, Ht, and SG.
- b. With a single MATLAB statement create a new N element vector named Mass, in which each element is the mass [Kg] of the object whose parameters are m the same relative positions Diam, Ht, SG, and Vol.
- c. Determine the average volume of all cones and pace the result in AvgCone.
- d. Determine both the heaviest and lightest cone, placing the results HeavyCone and LightCone.
- e. Determine the height of the heaviest cone end place the result HeavyHt. Note that the heaviest cone is not necessarily the largest HINT. Use doc to learn more about the max function.
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