simple multiplication / summation using matlab

i want to do some complicate calculations by matlab of following

 n=0:65119;                        
 x = cos(3.6*n)*sin(3.6*n);              
 y = x*x

it shows errors however, saying

Error in ==> ex3_1_2 at 3 x = cos(3.6*n)*sin(3.6*n);

what's happening?

[Daniel Shub]

do you want n to be 0:65119 or 0.65119?

[Passband Modulation]

that is a summation, summing up from n=0 to n=65119. as a result it must be 0:65119.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

The MATLAB operator "*" is matrix multiplication. Element-by-element multiplication is ".*"

cos(3.6*n) .* sin(3.6*n)

[Passband Modulation]

cool.

thanks for ur answer.

[Passband Modulation]

sry to bother u again. now the modified code becomes

 n=0:65119;                        
 x = cos(3.6.*n).*sin(3.6.*n);              
 y = x.*x

the result turns out to a series of numbers? so strange as mathematically it should have been a single number??

matlab result:

[Jan]

"n" is a vector, "cos(3.6 * n)" is a vector , "cos(3.6 * n) .* sin(3.6 * n)" is a vector, then "x .* x" is a vector also. Why do you expect a scalar? Do you want:

y = x * transpose(x)

[Passband Modulation]

is not the result of that mathematical equation a scalar/single number?? is not it a scalar summation?? or i just made wrong code that is a vector???

[Walter Roberson]

You did not happen to show us the mathematical notation for what you are trying to do.

In MATLAB, 0:65119 is a row vector, 1 x 65120 in length. Matrix multiplication of two row vectors cannot be done: Matrix multiplication (mathematically) requires that the "inner dimensions" must be equal. Matrix multiplication is defined for (1 x 65120) * (65120 x 1) (giving a 1 x 1 result), and is defined for (65120 x 1) * (1 x 65120) (giving a 65120 x 65120 result), but it is not defined for (1 x 65120) * (1 x 65120)

It is mathematically possible to dot-product or cross-product vectors that have the same orientation; we cannot tell whether that is your intention.