How to subtract only certain elements of a vector
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Stacy Genovese
on 5 May 2022
Answered: John D'Errico
on 5 May 2022
If I have two vectors of the same length, is it possible to subtract only certain elements?
a = [1 4 6 7; 3 4 5 6]
b = [4 2 7 8; 2 6 7 8]
normally I would do:
a(1,:) - b(1,:)
But how do I the same subtraction but only with elements 1,2 and 4?
Is this possible to do? Which element I want to skip will change each time through my loop.
Thanks
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John D'Errico
on 5 May 2022
a and b are not vectors in your question, they are arrays.
However, if you want to do this, nothing stops you from selecting the elements you wish to subtract, and do so.
a = [1 4 6 7; 3 4 5 6];
b = [4 2 7 8; 2 6 7 8];
ind = [1 2 4];
c = a(1,ind) - b(1,ind);
c
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