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Problem 505. Back to basics 24 - Symbolic variables

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Covering some basic topics I haven't seen elsewhere on Cody.
Given a string algebraic expression, return the symbolic variables as a cell array of strings.
Example:
Input: 'cos(pi*x - beta1)'
Output: {'beta'; 'x'}
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61.04% Correct | 38.96% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Jun 27, 2025

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