How to substract one number from many numbers?

I would like to solve

W = x - 0.6 ( Where x=0.50, 0.55, 0.60, 0.65, 0.70, 0.75, 0.80, 0.85, 0.90, 0.95, 1.00, 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.20, 1.25, 1.30, 1.35, 1.40, 1.45, 1.50, 1.55, 1.60, 1.65, 1.70, 1.75, 1.80, 1.85, 1.90, 1.95, 2.00, 2.05, 2.10, 2.15, 2.20, 2.25, 2.30, 2.35, 2.40, 2.45, 2.50)

I would like to minus/substract each element of x from 0.6

Please suggest.....

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

[Jim Riggs]

W = x - 0.6

Or, if you want to actualy subtract x from 0.6 it would be:

W = -x + 0.6

[Stephen23]

Or with fewer operators:

W = 0.6 - x

[Azad Khandoker]

It is true for 1 input I would like to have all the values of x as input and matlab will produce several output depending on the inputs. I have tried it wih functions. But I only can choose one number as input , not many!

[Andrei Bobrov]

>> x = .5:.05:2.5
x =
  Columns 1 through 11
          0.5         0.55          0.6         0.65          0.7         0.75          0.8         0.85          0.9         0.95            1
  Columns 12 through 22
         1.05          1.1         1.15          1.2         1.25          1.3         1.35          1.4         1.45          1.5         1.55
  Columns 23 through 33
          1.6         1.65          1.7         1.75          1.8         1.85          1.9         1.95            2         2.05          2.1
  Columns 34 through 41
         2.15          2.2         2.25          2.3         2.35          2.4         2.45          2.5
>> p = .6
p =
          0.6
>> W = p - x
W =
  Columns 1 through 11
          0.1         0.05            0        -0.05         -0.1        -0.15         -0.2        -0.25         -0.3        -0.35         -0.4
  Columns 12 through 22
        -0.45         -0.5        -0.55         -0.6        -0.65         -0.7        -0.75         -0.8        -0.85         -0.9        -0.95
  Columns 23 through 33
           -1        -1.05         -1.1        -1.15         -1.2        -1.25         -1.3        -1.35         -1.4        -1.45         -1.5
  Columns 34 through 41
        -1.55         -1.6        -1.65         -1.7        -1.75         -1.8        -1.85         -1.9
>> 
>> p = [.3 .6 .8]'
p =
          0.3
          0.6
          0.8
>> W = p - x
W =
  Columns 1 through 5
         -0.2        -0.25         -0.3        -0.35         -0.4
          0.1         0.05            0        -0.05         -0.1
          0.3         0.25          0.2         0.15          0.1
  Columns 6 through 10
        -0.45         -0.5        -0.55         -0.6        -0.65
        -0.15         -0.2        -0.25         -0.3        -0.35
         0.05            0        -0.05         -0.1        -0.15
  Columns 11 through 15
         -0.7        -0.75         -0.8        -0.85         -0.9
         -0.4        -0.45         -0.5        -0.55         -0.6
         -0.2        -0.25         -0.3        -0.35         -0.4
  Columns 16 through 20
        -0.95           -1        -1.05         -1.1        -1.15
        -0.65         -0.7        -0.75         -0.8        -0.85
        -0.45         -0.5        -0.55         -0.6        -0.65
  Columns 21 through 25
         -1.2        -1.25         -1.3        -1.35         -1.4
         -0.9        -0.95           -1        -1.05         -1.1
         -0.7        -0.75         -0.8        -0.85         -0.9
  Columns 26 through 30
        -1.45         -1.5        -1.55         -1.6        -1.65
        -1.15         -1.2        -1.25         -1.3        -1.35
        -0.95           -1        -1.05         -1.1        -1.15
  Columns 31 through 35
         -1.7        -1.75         -1.8        -1.85         -1.9
         -1.4        -1.45         -1.5        -1.55         -1.6
         -1.2        -1.25         -1.3        -1.35         -1.4
  Columns 36 through 40
        -1.95           -2        -2.05         -2.1        -2.15
        -1.65         -1.7        -1.75         -1.8        -1.85
        -1.45         -1.5        -1.55         -1.6        -1.65
  Column 41
         -2.2
         -1.9
         -1.7
>> 

[Azad Khandoker]

Thank you...now it works...

One more thing to learn....

If I want to take only the positive values of 'W' and want to consider all the negative (-) values of 'W' as zero (0), How to write the code?

[madhan ravi]

Azad may we know what you were trying when it didn’t work??? Also are you trying to get your homework done one by one?

If so https://in.mathworks.com/help/matlab/getting-started-with-matlab.html - have a read , would be helpful for you.