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  <name xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Programming with M-Files: While-Loop Drill Exercises</name>
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    <md:keyword xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Exercises</md:keyword>
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  <md:abstract xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">This module provides several simple exercises designed to test and increase your understanding of while loops in m-files.</md:abstract>
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    <name xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Some While Loop Exercises</name>

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          How many times will this loop print 'Hello World'?
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n = 10;
while n &gt; 0
    disp('Hello World')
    n = n - 1;
end
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        <para xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/" id="SolAa">10 times.
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          How many times will this loop print 'Hello World'?
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n = 1;
while n &gt; 0
    disp('Hello World')
    n = n + 1;
end
</code>
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        <para xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/" id="Sol2a">This loop will continue to print 'Hello World' until the user stops the program.  You can stop a program by holding down the 'Ctrl' key and simultaneously pressing the 'c' key.
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          What values will the following code print?
          <code xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/" type="block">a = 1
while a &lt; 100
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end
</code>
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        <para xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/" id="Sol3a"><code xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/" type="block">a =
     1
a =
     2
a =
     4
a =
     8
a =
    16
a =
    32
a =
    64
a =
   128</code>
        </para>
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          What values will the following code print?
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a = 1;
n = 1;
while a &lt; 100
    a = a*n
    n = n + 1;
end
</code>
        </para>
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a =
     1
a =
     2
a =
     6
a =
    24
a =
   120
</code>     </para>
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