how to split a 4x3 matrix in half

i have a 4x3 matrix that i need to split in half

arr1 = [1 2 3 4;5 6 7 8;9 10 11 12]

i need it to be

[1 2;5 6;9 10]

Answer 1

[Torsten]

If the number of columns of arr1 is divisible by 2:

arr1 = [1 2 3 4;5 6 7 8;9 10 11 12];
arr1_half = arr1(:,1:size(arr1,2)/2)

arr1_half = 3×2

1 2 5 6 9 10

[dpb]

And depending on which way one wants to go, if odd then use either

arr1_half = arr1(:,1:fix(size(arr1,2))/2);

or

arr1_half = arr1(:,1:ceil(size(arr1,2))/2);

Either of those is general to handle both even and odd number of columns once a decision is made as to which way to round, up or down.

Answer 2

[Ghazwan]

Newarr1=arr1(:,1:length(arr1(1,:))/2)
%Note that the number of columns has to be even

Answer 3

[Image Analyst]

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