MATLAB: How to convert ANS to MATRIX

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I got following:

x = [0:119] (enter) & then, y = x/120

Now I've all values of 'y'. for further calculation like (1-y)^2 matlab is asking to convert 'y' into matrix form and data in scalar form.

Error message is showing : "Error using ^ Inputs must be a scalar and a square matrix. To compute elementwise POWER, use POWER (.^) instead."

Can you help me out here to convert all data of 'y' in form of matrix? & whatever more you want to add…

"To compute elementwise POWER, use POWER (.^) instead"

result = ( 1 - y ).^2

If y is a vector, then simply

y = diag(y);

If y is a matrix and you are trying to pick off the diagonal, then e.g.,

y = diag(diag(y));

You mean

 X = [10 20 45]'; 
 m = [1:20]; 
 B =  bsxfun(@power, cosd(X), m)