MATLAB: Help with using fprintf and matrices

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Hello!
So I am attempting to list the list the surface area and volume of a sphere when given the radius in matrix form. However I am having trouble with is utilizing the fprintf command correctly to list these values.
format compact
R = [0:.25:3];
SA = 4*pi*(R).^2;
V = (4/3)*pi*(R).^3; 
fprintf('\n\n');
disp('   Radius    Surface Area    Volume');
formatspec = '%9.2f in%10.3f in^2%10.3f in^3 \n';
fprintf(formatspec,R',SA',V')
I am attempting to get the Radius, Surface Area, and Volume to be in their own seperate columns, but the output looks like this.
  Radius    Surface Area    Volume
     0.00 in     0.250 in^2     0.500 in^3 
     0.75 in     1.000 in^2     1.250 in^3 
     1.50 in     1.750 in^2     2.000 in^3 
     2.25 in     2.500 in^2     2.750 in^3 
     3.00 in     0.000 in^2     0.785 in^3 
     3.14 in     7.069 in^2    12.566 in^3 
    19.63 in    28.274 in^2    38.485 in^3 
    50.27 in    63.617 in^2    78.540 in^3 
    95.03 in   113.097 in^2     0.000 in^3 
     0.07 in     0.524 in^2     1.767 in^3 
     4.19 in     8.181 in^2    14.137 in^3 
    22.45 in    33.510 in^2    47.713 in^3 
    65.45 in    87.114 in^2   113.097 in^3
If anyone can help seperate them, I'd appreciate it!

Best Answer

It is usually necessary to experiment.
Try this:
fprintf(formatspec,[R',SA',V']')
or equivalently: 
fprintf(formatspec,[R; SA; V])
both producing: 
   Radius    Surface Area    Volume
     0.00 in     0.000 in^2     0.000 in^3 
     0.25 in     0.785 in^2     0.065 in^3 
     0.50 in     3.142 in^2     0.524 in^3 
     0.75 in     7.069 in^2     1.767 in^3 
     1.00 in    12.566 in^2     4.189 in^3 
     1.25 in    19.635 in^2     8.181 in^3 
     1.50 in    28.274 in^2    14.137 in^3 
     1.75 in    38.485 in^2    22.449 in^3 
     2.00 in    50.265 in^2    33.510 in^3 
     2.25 in    63.617 in^2    47.713 in^3 
     2.50 in    78.540 in^2    65.450 in^3 
     2.75 in    95.033 in^2    87.114 in^3 
     3.00 in   113.097 in^2   113.097 in^3
that appears to be what you want.
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