Problem 45821. Magnitude of a vector (★★★)

Anirban Pal

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Given a vector x with values [ x1, x2, x3, ..., xn ], compute the magnitude (or length) of the vector which is given by
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Thus, if x = [1 2 5 6], then the magnitude is √(1+4+25+36) = 8.1240.
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goc3 on 8 Oct 2020

Tolerance has been added to the test suite.

Ramon Villamangca on 27 Jan 2023

Unrecognized function or variable 'tolerance'.

Dyuman Joshi on 27 Jan 2023

Ramon, the error has been rectified. The question should be clear to solve.

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