make a function for a parabola in matlab

To make a function for a parabola in MATLAB, you can use the equation:

main.m
y = a*x^2 + b*x + c
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Where a, b, and c are constants that determine the shape, position and orientation of the parabola.

Here's an example of a MATLAB function that creates and plots a parabola given the constants a, b, and c.

main.m
function parabola(a, b, c)

% Define the domain of the function
x = linspace(-10, 10);

% Calculate the corresponding y-coordinates using the parabola equation
y = a*x.^2 + b*x + c;

% Plot the parabola
plot(x, y)

% Label the axes and title the plot
xlabel('X')
ylabel('Y')
title('Parabola Plot')

end
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You can call this function by providing values for a, b, and c:

main.m
parabola(1, 0, 0) % plots a simple x^2 parabola
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This will create a plot of a parabola with a=1, b=0, and c=0. You can adjust the values of a, b, and c to change the shape and position of the parabola.

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