function hw2solutions clear all v=20:20:160; drag=[10 50 109 180 300 420 565 771]; numpts=max(size(v)); zin=0.1; zout=fminsearch(@(z) sumoferrs1(z,v,drag), zin) xplot=v(1):(v(end)-v(1))/(10*numpts):v(end); yplot=curve1(xplot,zout); plot(v,drag,'+',xplot,yplot) xlabel('V (km/h)') ylabel('FD (N)') disp('press any key to continue') pause v=20:20:160; drag=[10 50 109 180 300 420 565 771]; numpts=max(size(v)); zin(1)=0.1; zin(2)=2; zout=fminsearch(@(z) sumoferrs2(z,v,drag), zin) xplot=v(1):(v(end)-v(1))/(10*numpts):v(end); yplot=curve2(xplot,zout); plot(v,drag,'+',xplot,yplot) xlabel('V (km/h)') ylabel('FD (N)') disp('press any key to continue') pause dates=1900:10:2000; time=dates-1900; pop=[75.995 91.972 105.711 123.203 131.669 150.697 179.323 203.212 226.505 249.633 281.422]; coefs=polyfit(time,pop,8); tplot=0:1:120; ymodel=polyval(coefs,tplot); plot(time,pop,'o',tplot,ymodel) xlabel('time (years since 1900)') ylabel('population (millions)') zeropop=1900+floor(fzero(@(t) polyval(coefs,t),100)); fprintf('US Pop will apparently be 0 in the year %i\n',zeropop) disp('press any key to continue') pause r_one=0.1:0.0001:10; y=surfarea(r_one); plot(r_one,y) xlabel('R_1') ylabel('Surface Area (cm^2)') [x, f]=fminbnd(@(r_one) surfarea(r_one), 0, 6); fprintf('Minimum surface area is %f cm^2 at a radius of %f cm\n',f,x) function f=curve2(v,z) rho=1.2; cda=z(1); n=z(2); f=1/2*rho*cda*v.^n; function f=curve1(v,cda) rho=1.2; f=1/2*rho*cda*v.^2; function f=sumoferrs2(z, x, y) f=sum((curve2(x,z)-y).^2); function f=sumoferrs1(z, x, y) f=sum((curve1(x,z)-y).^2); function sa=surfarea(r_one) r_two=r_one*1.3; volume=240; h=3*volume/pi./(r_one.^2+r_one.*r_two+r_two.^2); sa=pi*r_one.^2+pi*(r_one+r_two).*sqrt((r_two-r_one).^2+h.^2);