How do i print '^' in sprintf?

• Just say
• a = 2
• b = 3
• and i wanted to print " a*x^b " using sprintf
• why is it when in use sprintf('%.2f*x^%.2f',a,b)
• or even sprintf(%.2f*x%s%.2f',a,'^',b)
• matlab prints 2.00*x3.00
• How would I print " 2.00*x^3.00 " ?

Answer 1

[KSSV]

a = 2 ;
b = 3 ;

sprintf('%d*x^%d',a,b)