How do I get this function program to display "v" instead of "ans"?

function v = piecewise_fun(t)

if 0 <= t & t <= 8
  v = (10.*t).^2 - (5.*t)
elseif 8 <= t & t <= 16
  v = 624 - 5.*t
elseif 16 <= t & t <= 26
  v = 36.*t + 12.*(t-16).^2
elseif t > 26
  v = 2136*exp(-0.1.*(t-26))
end
end

Answer 1

[the cyclist]

Put a semicolon at the end of the statement, to suppress the output there. Then, use the disp() function. See

doc disp

for details.