How to get more decimal places in my output?

I am using the above line in my code, but the output neglects the second term inside the bracket (the term multiplied with 'elevation'). I want to include that too. How to do so?

Answer 1

[Guillaume]

Nothing is ignored. Moreover, note that there is a difference between the actual value of a number and the way it is displayed.

You can use the format command to change the display of a numbers. It does not affect the actual value (which is always the full precision of a double) and therefore does not affect calculations.

>> p = pi;

>> format shortg
>> p
p =
       3.1416

       >> format longg
>> p
p =
          3.14159265358979

>> format bank
>> p
p =
          3.14

Note that despite the change of display format, the value of p never changes.

Also, 2e-5 is a much better notation than 2*(10^(-5))

Answer 2

[John D'Errico]

In fact, it does NOT neglect that term. It is in there, just too small for you to see in only 4 decimal places.

help format

You need to learn how to change the display format in MATLAB. I often use

format long g

as a good choice.

Answer 3

[Nimesha Niranji]

you can enter the function "format" like bellow.

>> x = pi;
>> format long
>> x

x =

   3.141592653589793

>> format short
>> x

x =

    3.1416

>> format bank
>> x

x =

          3.14

Answer 4

[ramdheeraj]

Try displaying more decimal places of the variable x using:

format long

x

You can switch back to the default display using:

format short

x