Matlab: Converting a vector to syms?

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Matlab: Converting a vector to syms??

Hi Guys,

I have a vector in the following form:
Z = [2 3]

I want it to be displayed as (Z-2)*(Z+3). Is there any function in Matlab to do this? I searched help files and don't see any way of achieving this other than a loop.

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[matematikawan]

I think you have to create your own function for this one. Shouldn't be difficult.
The polynomial (Z-2)*(Z+3) is not equivalent to the vector [2 3] but to [1 1 -6].

But who knows. I'm not familier with symbolic computation.

 

[oswaler]

I can suggest using the "poly2sym" function in Matlab to convert a vector into symbolic variables. This function takes in the vector as an input and returns a symbolic polynomial expression. In this case, you can use the following code:

Z = [2 3];
syms x
poly2sym(Z, x)

This will give you the desired output of (x-2)*(x+3). Additionally, you can also use the "sym" function to convert a vector into a symbolic variable and then manipulate it as needed. I hope this helps!