Need help creating a recursive script in matlab that can do this:

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The discussion focuses on creating a recursive script in MATLAB to calculate the sum of squares from 1 to n, represented as S = 1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2 + ... + n^2. A solution is provided using MATLAB's built-in functions, specifically the expression S = sum((1:n).^2). This approach utilizes the array creation feature (1:n) to generate integers and the element-wise squaring operator .^2 to compute the squares of each integer before summing them with the sum() function.

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Need help creating a recursive script in MATLAB that can do this:

S = 1^2 + 2 ^2 + 3^2 + ... + n^2

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This should do it:

S = sum((1:n).^2);

(1:n) creates an array of integers from 1 to n

the .^2 squares each element

and the sum() function does what it says.
 

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