Cosine function does not work
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I have recently faced a silly problem using cosine (Y=cos(x)). I am trying to compute:
cos(ksi1)
where ksi1 equals to 2.8322 and is type double. I am getting only an error:
"Subscript indices must either be real positive integers or logicals."
What is funny that sin(ksi1) returns a value, 0.3044. Moreover, I can compute value cos(ksi1) using Pythagorean trigonometric identity.
It just eats my nerves. I am working with MATLAB R2013a.
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James Tursa
2016-5-10
编辑：James Tursa
2016-5-10
You have inadvertently created a variable with the name "cos" that is shadowing the function "cos". Clear the variable, and pick a different variable name to use for the calculation you are doing to avoid the same problem in the future. E.g.,
>> which cos
built-in (C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015a\toolbox\matlab\elfun\@double\cos) % double method
>> cos(2.8322)
ans =
-0.9525
>> cos = 4 % <-- creating a variable named cos
cos =
4
>> which cos
cos is a variable.
>> cos(2.8322)
Subscript indices must either be real positive integers or logicals.
>> clear cos
>> cos(2.8322)
ans =
-0.9525
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