combining two binary numbers

i have two binary numbers a=[1100] and b=[010] i have to form c=[0101100] please suggest me how to do this.

Thanks

[Walter Roberson]

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Answer 1

[Shubham]

Hi Praveen,

To concatenate two binary numbers in MATLAB, you can treat them as strings and concatenate them directly. Here's how you can achieve this:

a = '1100';  % Binary number a as a string
b = '010';   % Binary number b as a string

c = [b, a];  % Concatenate b and a

disp(c);     % Display the result

This code will produce the desired output c = '0101100'.

Explanation:

• String Representation: By treating the binary numbers as strings, you can easily concatenate them using the [] operator.
• Concatenation: The [] operator is used to concatenate strings or arrays in MATLAB.

If you need c to be in a numeric binary format after concatenation, you can convert the string back to a number:

c_numeric = bin2dec(c);  % Convert the binary string to a decimal number

This will give you the decimal equivalent of the binary number c. However, for binary operations and representation, keeping it as a string is often more convenient.