how to generate 100 random numbers between 5 and -5?

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if i use rand it gives me that "Index exceeds the number of array elements"

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Jesús Zambrano
Jesús Zambrano on 3 Jun 2021
Hey Rayhan,
You can try with these lines of code:
a = -5;
b = 5;
N = 100;
r = a + (b-a).*rand(N,1);
Hope it helps!
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Lil
Lil on 29 Oct 2023
hello. i tried this out but for some reason it didnt really work
Steven Lord
Steven Lord on 30 Oct 2023
Most likely, if you receive the error given in the original question, you've defined a variable named rand that prevents MATLAB from calling the rand function. To check, what does this show?
which rand
built-in (/MATLAB/toolbox/matlab/randfun/rand)
If you have a variable with that name, you'd see this instead:
rand = 42;
which rand
rand is a variable.
Clear the variable and modify your code (if necessary) to avoid creating a variable of that name.

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