read a text file from desktop and add first 10 numbers in matlab & display the sum of first 10 numbers in matlab

To read a text file from the desktop and add the first 10 numbers in MATLAB, you can follow these steps:

1. Specify the path to the text file on your desktop. For example, if the file is named "numbers.txt" and is located on the desktop, you can use the following path:

   main.m
   file_path = 'C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop\numbers.txt'; % Update with your username
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2. Use the fopen function to open the text file in read mode:

   main.m
   file_id = fopen(file_path, 'r');
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3. Use the fscanf function to read the first 10 numbers from the file:

   main.m
   numbers = fscanf(file_id, '%f', [1, 10]);
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4. Close the file using the fclose function:

   main.m
   fclose(file_id);
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5. Calculate the sum of the first 10 numbers using the sum function:

   main.m
   sum_of_numbers = sum(numbers);
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6. Display the sum of the first 10 numbers:

   main.m
   disp(sum_of_numbers);
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Here's the complete code:

main.m
file_path = 'C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop\numbers.txt'; % Update with your username

file_id = fopen(file_path, 'r');
numbers = fscanf(file_id, '%f', [1, 10]);
fclose(file_id);

sum_of_numbers = sum(numbers);

disp(sum_of_numbers);
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Make sure to replace 'C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop\numbers.txt' with the actual path to your text file. Also, ensure that the file contains at least 10 numbers in a format that MATLAB can interpret as floating-point numbers (e.g., 1.2, -3.5, etc.).