Matrix division "in scalar way"
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    Mateusz Brzezinski
 on 31 Aug 2020
  
    
    
    
    
    Commented: madhan ravi
      
      
 on 31 Aug 2020
            Hello, 
I have following formula
X=Y/(Z*2);
Where 
Y is a vector predefined 1x200 - let say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 .... 200
Z is also a vector predefined 1x200 - let say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 .... 200
If I run it in sacalar I should always get 0.5 (1/(1*2) = 2/(2*2) =...= 200/(200*2)
I would like to get this same kind of results but stored in 1x200 array/vector when I run it as a matrix operation. 
So X = [0,5 , 0,5 , .... 0,5]
How to do that? 
If I run it like:
X=Y/(Z.*2);
I only get single result
and If I run it like:
X=Y\(Z*2);
I got a nonsense 200x200 matrix.
I will be thankful for any tips!
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  Alan Stevens
      
      
 on 31 Aug 2020
        X = Y ./ (Z .* 2);
Note the dot by the divide sign.
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  madhan ravi
      
      
 on 31 Aug 2020
				Read the link KSSV and Stephen Cobeldick links, by the way .* is simply *
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  KSSV
      
      
 on 31 Aug 2020
        
      Edited: KSSV
      
      
 on 31 Aug 2020
  
      Read about element by element operations in MATLAB. https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/array-vs-matrix-operations.html#:~:text=Array%20operations%20execute%20element%20by%20element%20operations%20on%20corresponding%20elements,location%20in%20the%20second%20operand.
X=Y./(2*Z);
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