Question

Write a program that can find the smallest element in a vector. Given a vector such as [1 2 -2 7 -8 9 3 1], you program has to find its smallest element and output it in the command window. In the vector above, the smallest element would be the -8. Your program should work for any vector with any size. the answer should be answered by matlab.

Answer 1

MATLAB Code:

Output Snapshot:

Text Code:

clc;
clear all;
close all;
% Input Vector
inputVector = [1 2 -2 7 -8 9 3 1];

% Assigning first element of input vector as the smallest element
smallestElement = inputVector(1);
% to iterate through each element in vector except index 1
for i=2: length(inputVector)
% Comparing each element with smallestElement value
if inputVector(i)<smallestElement
% Assiging vector element to smallestElement when value is less
smallestElement = inputVector(i);
end
end
% Displaying the smallest element in the command window
disp(smallestElement)

Explanation:

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